Asteroids hovering between Mars and Jupiter could be mined for key resources such as metals and fuel.

Mars planners are increasingly treating ice not just as a resource to drink or split for rocket fuel, but as a structural material that could shape the first real neighborhoods on another world.

As we fulfil this decades-old dream, however, let’s also not abandon our long-standing national commitment to sending humans to Mars. While short-term emphasis should obviously be placed on ...

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NASA revealed Tuesday its plans to build a permanent base on the moon. The space agency also announced a mission plan to launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars before the end of 2028. NASA is ...

NASA unveiled a new vision for its near-term future Tuesday, including construction of a complete moon base, a major increase in robotic missions and a nuclear-powered spacecraft to bring a slew of ...