Recent discoveries on Mars have sparked excitement in the scientific community as NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) ...

It might not be World War III — civilization could die with a bang or a whimper,” he told Cruz. “So you obviously need Mars to become self-sustaining and be able to grow by itself before the ...

Robotic photographers could shoot high-resolution images of potential ... touching down on Mars would mark a sensational leap for the planet’s spacefaring civilization. “It’s conceivable ...

Musk's vision for Mars is not merely about landing humans on the planet but in establishing a self-sustaining, thriving civilization in the long run. His aggressive schedule and estimates for Mars ...

(Photo by Graeme Sloan for The Washington ... Mars if they would like,” with an eventual goal “to make Mars a self-sustaining civilization.” Musk is worth an estimated $335 billion, making ...