A lunar colony would be far preferable to one on Mars. Its foundation is within the ambit of modern technology, and it could be rapidly serviced from Earth. The moon has many valuable resources, ...

On Sunday Elon Musk said that SpaceX is prioritizing the establishment of a “self-growing city” on the moon over and above his long stated ambition to settle Mars. In a post on his social media ...

It sounds like a science-fiction fantasy, but the company Mars One says it's for real—and that it will really establish a settlement on the planet Mars by 2023. The privately financed Dutch company ...

With the help of his space company’s gigantic Starship rocket, the mercurial entrepreneur wants to ensure the “long-term survival of consciousness” by ferrying a million settlers to permanent ...

Editor's note: All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. Rovers on Mars have made exciting finds and ...

Elon Musk has an ambitious plan: to send 1 million people to Mars and build a self-sustaining colony. But how will he actually make it happen? In this video, we explore SpaceX’s blueprint for Martian ...