Kirill Dmitriev wrote on Elon Musk’s X platform for the first time since 2012 this week to declare US-Russia cooperation was “key to address world challenges.” Then he posted a video graphic depicting a joint mission to Mars with the US and Saudi Arabia on what appears to be one of Musk’s SpaceX rockets.

The polar vortex’s icy grip on much of America has Arctic Greenland seeming like a toasty vacation spot by comparison. Even Mars has been warmer than North Dakota this week. Some of the coldest parts of the United States are forecast to see as much as a 90-degree warmup early next week before the return of yet another polar plunge the first week in March.

President Donald Trump’s week included rewriting U.S. policy toward Russia and firing the country's senior military officer. Trump sat for a chummy interview with Elon Musk and sought greater authorit

A robotic colony on Mars might seem like far-fetched science fiction, but so was the Moonshot. American Exceptionalism will rise again.

"It's like a game of billiards around the solar system, flying by a couple of planets at just the right angle and timing to build up the energy we need to get to Jupiter and Europa."

Should it continue the Artemis program and establish a lunar base, or shift its focus directly to Mars? While using the Moon as a stepping stone could be a more efficient approach, a direct Mars mission would be faster but far riskier.

President Donald Trump’s week included rewriting U.S. policy toward Russia and firing the country’s senior military officer

As expected, the billionaire astronaut—and likely future administrator of NASA—is focused on Mars and the private sector.

The polar vortex's icy grip on much of America has Arctic Greenland seeming like a toasty vacation spot by comparison.

From Starship launches to terraforming, SpaceX has a bold vision for life on Mars. Learn how Elon Musk plans to build a self-sustaining city, overcome challenges like low pressure and extreme temperatures,

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In the 1970s, images from the NASA Mariner 9 orbiter revealed water-sculpted surfaces on Mars. This settled the once-controversial question of whether water ever rippled over the red planet.