Arnie said, "Get your a* to Mars", but is it really a good idea? We asked the experts about our Martian future.

A new study published inPNAS Nexus suggests that baker’s yeast might be far more rugged than anyone expected. Known scientifically as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the same yeast that helps bread rise has ...

Our biggest obstacle might not be technological,” author Scott E. Solomon said of future life on Mars. “It might be us.” ...

Searching for past or present life on Mars is the sole driving force behind every mission we send to the red planet, from orbiters to landers to rovers. However, there remains a concern in the ...

The idea of humans living on Mars is closer to reality than it’s ever been. On Feb. 13, Elon Musk’s SpaceX ferried an international crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station, another ...