Colonizing Mars and terraforming it to be a comfortable future home for humanity is quite the challenge. How would we go about it and how close is close enough for our purposes? How would we let life ...

Dan Răzvan Popoviciu new book New Worlds: Colonizing Planets, Moons and Beyond (published by Bentham Science) explores the possibilities of transforming humanity into a multi-planetary species, while ...

Fox's "Stars on Mars" wraps up its debut season tonight (Aug. 28) after last week's surprise visit from the series' Mission Control host, "Star Trek" royalty William Shatner. After 11 episodes of 12 ...

Everyone’s talking about colonizing Mars… but what if the real plan B is even more extreme? Today we challenge everything you ...

Last weekend, Elon Musk provided an update on SpaceX’s plans to send humanity to Mars. His goal was succinctly summarized by the title of his presentation: “Making life multiplanetary.” The ...

The desert moss Syntrichia caninervis is a promising candidate for Mars colonization thanks to its extreme ability to tolerate harsh conditions lethal to most life forms. The moss is well known for ...

High-energy space radiation will threaten the Mars settlements that Elon Musk hopes to build with SpaceX, as well as NASA outposts for astronauts.

"It's very important to emphasize that Mars, especially in the beginning, will not be luxurious," Elon Musk said in an interview.

It is not afraid of cold, heat, or radiation. It is an ordinary moss but could contain enormous potential to conquer other planets. A study published in the journal "Science Direct" found that the ...

Physicist, futurist and best-selling author Michio Kaku took audience members on a journey from the universe’s deepest reaches to its most fundamental building blocks at an event hosted by KPFA radio ...