Martian tiny home prototype champions zero waste and self sufficiency
International practice OPEN Architecture has teamed up with Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi to design MARS Case,...
Mars candy company plans to fix the “broken” cocoa supply chain
Some big changes are ahead for Mars Wrigley Confectionery. The company, which produces some of the most popular...
Mars Australia to go to 100% renewable energy in just over one year
One of the largest manufacturers in Australia is going green. Food company Mars Australia recently announced it...
NASA plans to send a helicopter to Mars
A small, autonomous helicopter could soon soar above the rusty rocks of Mars. The Mars Helicopter is hitching a...
NASA has a plan to put robot bees on Mars
NASA has announced the funding of a new research effort that will explore the possibility of using robot bees to...
Elon Musk says trips to Mars coming as soon as next year
Elon Musk predicts that his company SpaceX will be capable of operating a full mission to Mars - from launch to...
Planet parade to dazzle stargazers this week — here’s what you need to know
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn: those are the planets stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere will be...
Scientist warns Elon Musk’s Starman could be a bio-threat to Mars
Starman, the "driver" of Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster as it cruises through the cosmos, may be carrying the largest...
Elon Musk releases historic video of Starman cruising through space in a Tesla Roadster
In what may be the greatest car commercial of all time, SpaceX has released a video portraying the journey of the...
NASA just unveiled a tiny nuclear reactor for future Mars residents
Researchers at NASA, Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Department of Energy announced they have successfully...
Elon Musk shares pictures of his red Tesla Roadster ready to blast off to Mars
Leave it to Elon Musk to follow up on a crazy idea. Earlier this month he said he'd send his personal Tesla Roadster...
Elon Musk wants to send his Tesla Roadster to Mars in SpaceX rocket
If you were a billionaire running multiple groundbreaking companies, why wouldn't you send your personal car to...
MIT’s winning solar-powered dome tree habitats for Mars mimic earthly forests
If humans start constructing cities on Mars, we have an opportunity to build sustainably from the start. A Massachusetts...
Video: NASA tests its supersonic Mars parachute for the first time
NASA just performed the first test of its supersonic parachute as part of its Mars 2020 mission. This essential...
NASA is sending its inflatable Mars Ice Home into space
Before astronauts ever venture to Mars, materials for a red planet habitat will undergo space testing. The inflatable...
Stefano Boeri Architects envisions a Vertical Forest City on Mars
What will Shanghai look like 100 years from now? Some with grim outlooks say the Chinese metropolis will be submerged...
Google maps the solar system for armchair space travelers
Google has recently added 12 celestial bodies to its Google Maps application. Although armchair space travelers...
Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is almost ready to launch into outer space
After over a decade in development, Virgin Galactic, a private space travel service founded by billionaire Richard...
Elon Musk wants to build a rocket that can fly you from New York to Shanghai in 30 minutes
Imagine being able to travel from New York to Shanghai in just 30 minutes. If Elon Musk succeeds with his newest...
UAE unveils plans for massive city simulating human settlement on Mars
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced plans to build a 1.9-million-square-foot city that will simulate conditions...
Scientists just discovered snow on Mars
Forget everything you think you know about Mars. In a study published in Nature Geoscience, scientists confirm...
NASA unveils plan to make oxygen on Mars
Future Mars colonists are going to need oxygen, and NASA has a plan to make it. Their Mars 2020 Rover will be equipped...
How long US residents have to wait until the next solar eclipse
If you find yourself wanting more after yesterday's highly-anticipated total solar eclipse, don’t fret. In just...
Scientists discover ingredient for life on Saturn’s moon
Will Titan, one of Saturn’s moons, be the next rock humans aspire to reach after visiting Mars? Possibly so -...
Elon Musk releases 15-page manifesto explaining how humans will colonize Mars
Long gone are the days of dreaming about space travel and seemingly impossible inventions, thanks to science and...
NASA unveils inflatable greenhouse for sustainable farming on Mars
A group of researchers from the University of Arizona, in collaboration with NASA scientists, have created an innovative...
Scientists create super-strong bricks from mars-like soil
Future Mars dwellers may actually be able to use locally-sourced materials for their buildings. Four University...
Scientists use Martian dust to 3D print tools
Food and transportation aren't the only aspects of a mission to Mars scientists must consider. Limited cargo space...
Desert dome camp in Jordan offers tourists “The Martian” experience
Most of us at this point in human history can only dream of journeying to Mars. But Freedomes and SunCity Camp...
6 space farming projects that could save the human race
What will humans eat on Mars? It's a daunting question: the red planet's frigid average temperature is around negative...