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Explore Mars colonization plans and current Mars missions, highlighting how global space agencies and private companies are preparing for future human settlements on the Red Planet. Pixabay, ...

When Philip K. Dick imagined artificial beings in his book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep," the question was whether machines could think and feel like humans. Today, NASA is posing a related, ...

Space exploration is among the most exciting frontiers for humankind. Developing knowledge about our solar system, galaxy and the possibility of humans becoming an interplanetary species are alluring ...

NASA and Elon Musk are racing toward the same destination, but they are not running the same race. While SpaceX talks in terms of the next launch window, NASA is quietly building a layered campaign of ...

Ceres is rarely mentioned in discussions about human colonization, but some scientists believe it may be more important than ...

According to the US Department of Energy, nuclear thermal propulsion can reduce travel times to Mars by up to 25% and, more ...

NASA has lost contact with one of its three spacecraft orbiting Mars, the agency announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, a second Mars orbiter is perilously close to running out of fuel, and the third mission ...

A new NASA-linked study suggests fungal spores may endure deep space and Mars-like conditions, raising contamination fears.

Scientists study whether Aspergillus calidoustus could survive Mars-like conditions, raising new concerns about microbes in ...