SpaceX’s decision to focus on establishing a lunar city ahead of building a Mars colony represents a significant shift in Elon Musk’s space exploration ambitions ...

On Sunday Elon Musk said that SpaceX is prioritizing the establishment of a “self-growing city” on the moon over and above his long stated ambition to settle Mars. In a post on his social media ...

"For those unaware, SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the moon, as we can potentially ...

I've read that the planned crewed Mars missions will take six months or two years to arrive. Which is it? Could a longer trip ...

However, researchers may now be closer than ever to finding the Soviet Union’s Luna 9 spacecraft. Using an advanced machine learning program, an international team of scientists believe they have ...

Elon Musk’s ambition to one day settle Mars appears to have taken a back seat for a rather nearer and more achievable goal – ...

This post features biographies and notable quotes from oral history interviews with planetary geophysicist Lynnae Quick, ...

The new contest for the moon is no longer a two‑country sprint but a crowded relay, with state agencies setting the course and private firms grabbing the baton. As China and the United States compete ...

Early last year, asteroid 2024 YR4 caught the public’s attention as its chances of hitting Earth in the near future climbed ...

On Mars or the Moon, researchers use high-resolution optical cameras to spot “skylights,” which are essentially holes in the ground where a cave roof has collapsed. But on Venus, the thick atmosphere ...

SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon, as we can potentially achieve that in less than ...

After 25 years in orbit, the International Space Station will retire in 2030, clearing the way for private stations and ...