Described as the “perfect space crop,” the nutritious and ready-to-eat fungus could be a key stepping stone toward fueling ...

NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars in 2021 to search for signs of ancient microbial life and to help scientists ...

This is what Mr Musk said he wanted to do last year. Then it seemed barely plausible. Today it looks next to impossible. Mr ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced that the Starship rocket would depart for Mars at the end of 2026. The spacecraft will also carry Tesla's humanoid robot Optimus onboard, as a precursor to human ...

But what if there was a way to dramatically cut down the travel time, making a Mars mission more feasible? NASA is working on a bold solution: a nuclear-powered spacecraft that could shorten the trip ...

The Starship — huge 30-foot-wide, 397-foot-tall rocket — is key to Musk’s long-term vision of colonising Mars. Starship consists of a giant first-stage booster called Super Heavy and a 50-meter ...

The update follows several recent disappointments for the world's first private space firm and Musk's long-term vision of colonizing Mars. What is Starship and what will it do? Starship — the ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday (local time) announced a Mars mission at the end of 2026, while also revealing that Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus will be onboard the spacecraft. He further announced ...

European space probe Hera flew past Mars on Wednesday on its way to Dimorphos on its planetary defence mission. During the flyby, the probe captured unique images of the Red Planet, as well as one ...

The reasons not to use Project Orion or to not massively rely on nuclear power ... Given these similarities, it’s reasonable to expect uranium on Mars. The Mars Odyssey spacecraft, equipped with a ...

The Gateway space station will be humanity’s first space station around the Moon as a vital component of the Artemis missions to return humans to the lunar surface for scientific discovery and chart ...