How many humans would it take to run a long-term Mars outpost? It’s a fascinating question that’s deceptively difficult to answer given the sheer number of variables, from the logistics of breathable ...

Who are the best stars for Mars? Computational social scientists at George Mason University have published a new paper that reveals the ideal types of Earthlings to inhabit Mars upon the red planet’s ...

Five hundred years is a long time, even for human civilization. That’s why it is significant and worth considering that the colonization of space, which finally appears to be on the near horizon, is a ...

A concept image of an astronaut on Mars. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wants to have a city of a million people on Mars by 2050. That may sound astronomically ambitious considering humans have never set foot ...

Cooperative personalities will go a long way to a sustainable community on the Red Planet. When it comes to building a sustainable settlement on Mars, the technological and engineering challenges are ...

Scientists estimate just two dozen pleasant people could be the minimum number of astronauts it could take to build an otherworldly residence. Reading time: Reading time 2 minutes It might only take ...

When you think of colonies on other planets, you probably think of large groups of people congregating in colony bases like you've seen in science fiction movies and shows. However, a new study claims ...

Elon Musk wants to set up a colony on Mars by 2050, so he started his SpaceX company to achieve that. Obsessed with finding new planets in case humans will screw up Earth, Musk has no idea how hard it ...