There are substantial technical, political, and financial obstacles to starting the colonization of Mars within the next few decades. SpaceX is farther along than most toward this ambitious goal.

SpaceX’s decision to focus on establishing a lunar city ahead of building a Mars colony represents a significant shift in Elon Musk’s space exploration ambitions ...

Arthur Clarke, screenwriter for the blockbuster film "2001: A Space Odyssey," has been resurrected as an advanced OpenAI chatbot to help map out the transformation of Mars into a new Eden for humanity ...

Elon Musk wants to start his planned colonization of Mars by sending his first SpaceX rocket to the red planet by the end of 2026. He has said humans could be there by 2029, but that 2031 was more ...

In a presentation shared on Thursday, Musk explained opportunities to travel to Mars come about “every two years” - or every 26 months, to be precise – with the billionaire adding that there is ...

Biological limits A sustainable Mars colony will need to include raising children there, but childbirth would be very risky on Mars. (Courtesy: iStock/Denis Art) “It’s hard to say when exactly sending ...