For thousands of years, humans have obsessed over Mars from afar. At first, maybe it was the fact that Mars stands out in the night sky because of its reddish color. But as we learned more about Mars ...

Amid an emerging Age of AI, it’s easy to underplay another momentous technological achievement: Starship. That, especially if you value the prospect of humanity stepping foot on Mars and eventually ...

This artist’s concept depicts astronauts and human habitats on Mars. But that’s years off, after several missions to the moon, NASA spokesperson Cheryl Warner says. Credit: NASA PHOENIX – Is bringing ...

“It’s 2001, and a new space odyssey has begun,” commented Louis Friedman, Executive Director of The Planetary Society, on last night’s arrival of NASA’s Mars Odyssey at the Red Planet.Ê “Not only is ...

Ever wonder what it would be like to fly to Mars? NASA and other space agencies have their sights set on the Red Planet and they’re building the technology to get us there! Get an up-close look at ...

The first Martian -- MARS 101 -- In the beginning : a shining red eye -- The end of an empire : Mariner 4 -- Dr. Robert Leighton : the eyes of Mariner 4 -- Continuing travels to dark and scary places ...

For a planet so close to ours, Mars has proved strangely inhospitable to earthly visitors. Of the 33 missions to the Red Planet since 1960, 22 have crashed, broken up en route or otherwise failed ...

Four layers of maps, charting course, grav drives…it can all be a bit much for a budding space traveler The Razorleaf is better than the first ship you get from Constellation in almost every way An ...

Editor’s note: this article originally appeared in the 16 December 2002 issue of Aviation Week and Space Technology Magazine. Space buffs and Mars-direct boosters have been understandably dismayed at ...