The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the ...

Since the 1960s, humans have set out to discover what Mars can teach us about how planets grow and evolve, and whether it has ever hosted alien life. So far, only uncrewed spacecraft have made the ...

The next window, during which the travel time to Mars is cut down from over a year to just six to nine months, is coming up in late 2026. Musk’s road map suggests SpaceX hopes to send up to five ...

A dire new report suggests time is almost up to avoid breaching the 1.5 °C warming limit—and the consequences could reshape life on Earth.

Mars orbiter that launched from Florida captures 1st-ever pic of volcano above clouds Known as Arsia Mons, the volcano on Mars dwarfs Earth’s tallest volcano, Mauna Loa in Hawaii.

Terraforming, the act of radically transforming a planet's climate and environment to make it suitable for human habitation, currently belongs to the realm of science-fiction. But it's possible, in ...