Additionally, as human communities on Mars will likely be small and enclosed, the need to see long distances ... While the aspiration to colonize Mars inspires excitement, it also necessitates ...

Some private companies like SpaceX are already working on Mars colony plans, but if we ever want to see a NASA-backed plan succeed then we need more government support. We don't want people just ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has long promised to make humanity interplanetary by establishing a permanent outpost on Mars. With the ...

"I'm skeptical that you'll find legions of people that will go there and want to stay." Tyson leans strongly towards the view that sending astronauts to live on Mars and potentially colonize it is ...

Tech billionaire and SpaceX founder Elon Musk wants to colonize Mars with a million people in an effort to protect humanity from certain doom. To that end, Musk is giving a keynote talk at the ...

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An curved arrow pointing right. When it comes to sending rockets to Mars, the biggest hurdle that NASA has faced is the amount of energy needed to carry a very small payload over such a long distance.

Whether or not humans colonize Mars in the coming years, we'll need to supply our dusty planet with an updated communication channel. Today's Mars explorers use other missions' satellites to send ...

Situated on the extinct volcano Arsia Mons, the pit is part of a series found on the flanks of volcanoes in the Tharsis region of Mars. It appears to be a vertical shaft, prompting speculation ...