When it comes to the question of which planet humanity could one day call home, the obvious choice might seem to be Mars. But surprisingly, Venus might actually be a better candidate for human ...

As an astronomer studying the universe beyond Earth, I’m fond of “outside the box” views almost by default. But one of my favorites is whenever a spacecraft takes a snapshot of our home world and the ...

Billionaires remain obsessed with colonizing Mars and humanity seems fascinated with the potential of leaving our planet behind rather than cherishing the Earth we have. Yet science widely ...

Mar Short, a Martian jazz-house artist, was born and raised in lava tubes at the bottom of the Valles Marineris, a 2,500-mile-long canyon that stretches along the Red Planet’s equator. Short’s ...

One of the best parts about sending rovers like Perseverance to other planets, is sometimes they send back some absolutely ...

"Mars and its secrets have fascinated and mystified humans since ancient times. Its vivid color and visibility to the naked eye, its geologic kinship with Earth, its potential as our best hope for ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Musk wants to send the first uncrewed Starship to Mars by the end of 2026, followed by human spaceflights in the years after. The first humans on Mars would be tasked with laying the groundwork to ...

Imagine a planet much like Earth, except instead of green trees dotting its swaths of land, two species of flowers—black daisies and white daisies—are the dominant plant life. The flowers are ...