Humanity’s dream of settling on Mars is becoming more achievable, thanks to major strides in space exploration. Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, believes a sustainable human presence on the Red Planet is ...

Astrophysicist and science writer Adam Becker discusses why the dream of life on Mars may be out of reach, maybe for ...

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 ...

If we want to someday live on Mars, spaceships won’t be enough. We would need a Martian city—and this is how we might build one. In many ways, the problem of moving to Mars is simply a packing problem ...

A colony on Mars will fail as a back-up plan after a catastrophe on Earth. It is hard to see how it could repopulate Earth with a significant number of people. Returning to Earth from space is a ...