A failing Chinese restaurant on a crusty space station orbiting Mars is an unlikely setting to chase one’s dreams, even in a dystopian future where Earth is no longer an option. But that’s the ...

The dream of colonizing Mars has been an enduring vision, fueled by decades of science fiction, but recent developments in space technology are making this once far-fetched idea increasingly plausible ...

Would you go and live on Mars, if given the opportunity? I couldn't leave my family behind, but if they were invited too, I think it'd be a fun adventure. I'm not keen on the idea of an eight-month ...

Martian colonies are a ubiquitous sci-fi image, but the reality of making one actually happen is complicated. It would be ludicrously expensive and extraordinarily dangerous. The logistical headaches ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Living in today’s age of ambitious robotic ...