The next logical progression to space exploration would be sending people to Mars, but there are challenges to this, such as ...

The former NASA astronaut, who notes that he’s a “big supporter” of the unmanned Mars efforts, calls manned Mars missions “almost ridiculous.” “What’s the imperative? What’s ...

These efforts are part of a larger strategy to pave the way for future manned ... of the Solar System. SpaceX, the American ...

One of the first men to orbit the Moon has told BBC Radio 5 Live that it's "stupid" to plan manned missions to Mars. Bill Anders ... exploration of our solar system and I think man is part ...

Safely and prudently sending a manned mission that arrives and lands before Trump leaves office is possible. Every 26 months there are launch windows to send missions from Earth to Mars. SpaceX is ...

The race to return to the Moon and push beyond has entered a new, more intense phase. While Elon Musk and NASA have been ...

The Space Race was at its height, and alongside their manned ... Mars. When the lander collected Martian weather data, its computer would crash. Like many other spacecraft, the lander’s computer ...

The ‘Martian dichotomy’ is one of the Solar System’s greatest mysteries – but new research in closing in on a solution.

Traveling through the farthest passing of Earth and Mars would involve a trip directly through the sun, while spacecraft must of necessity move in orbit around the solar system's star. Although ...