2 min read This story appears in the December 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine ... The time capsule is a challenge for humans to get out there and colonize Mars. One day, when we ...

Elon Musk has once again voiced his determination to "colonize Mars" in the wake of the first US lunar touchdown in over half a century. SpaceX, owned by Musk, successfully launched the Nova-C ...

Mars is an attractive candidate for colonization for several reasons. It is relatively close to Earth, with journeys taking around six to nine months using current spacecraft. It also has similarities ...

It read: "Fast forward to 1953 and Wernher von Braun—the father of rocket science—publishes a book about humans colonizing Mars led by a ... reported that by the time of its publication ...

Aldrin has long dreamed of colonizing ... to Mars," he told the US Senate. Finally, Aldrin envisions his space institute working closely with NASA to put boots on Mars by 2039 - just in time ...