Mr. Irving is an investigative journalist who has covered aviation and aerospace for more than 30 years.

Former NASA astronaut José Hernández said Monday that travel to Mars is “a good 15 years away.” “As I’ve always said … space ...

Mars has never been closer than about 34.8 million miles from Earth in recorded history — which means astronauts will be signing onto a round trip journey of around three years, according to NASA.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk suggested on a Wednesday episode of Senator Ted Cruz 's podcast that while humans may not find living aliens on Mars, they could uncover the "ruins of a long-dead alien ...

All three authors are from the space science division of NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, California, near ... astronaut quarantine policy for return to Earth that assumes no life on ...

Elon Musk has boldly claimed a million people could live in a self-sustaining settlement, possibly comprising “glass domes” ...

Something similar will take place when humanity leaves Earth for destinations such as the Moon and Mars – although astronauts will face even greater challenges than, for example, the Vikings did ...

Musk’s announcement of a mission to Mars comes during an exciting week for SpaceX. On Friday, SpaceX and NASA launched a crew headed for the International Space Station (ISS) with astronauts who ...

Two Mars gravity assists are expected, and NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally set to come home from an extended stay on the International Space Station. Here are five ...

engineers and politicians are seeking to manifest life on Mars in the near future. Last month, President Trump vowed to put a US astronaut on Mars during his term in office, promising to plant the ...

Trump again called on the United States to send astronauts to Mars in his speech to a joint session of Congress. President Donald Trump told lawmakers that U.S. astronauts will one day carry the ...

The Starliner saga is one step closer to its end with the launch Friday night of a SpaceX vehicle that will relieve the astronauts who ... orbit to the Moon and Mars The Boeing Starliner is ...