Arthur Clarke, screenwriter for the blockbuster film "2001: A Space Odyssey," has been resurrected as an advanced OpenAI chatbot to help map out the transformation of Mars into a new Eden for humanity ...

As humanity spreads farther into space, not every colony will stay connected to the rest of civilization. Some worlds could ...

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has shared a bold vision for humanity’s future, envisioning a time when millions will live and work beyond Earth. Speaking at Italian Tech Week 2025, Bezos predicted that by ...

SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk can boost his overall compensation if the company succeeds in building colonies on Mars and data centers in space, according to a US Securities and Exchange ...

The commercial space industry has boomed in recent years, with companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin leading the pack. Their respective founders, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, essentially share the same ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American A new life awaits you in the off-world ...

A team of computational social scientists at George Mason University has found via simulations that 22 people is the minimum number needed to start a human colony on Mars. The group has posted a paper ...

NASA is moving forward with plans to install a nuclear reactor on the Moon to support “an eventual human colony” and power lunar bases for its Artemis program. The space agency is extending three $5 ...

Musk took home $54,000 in pay last year for his role at SpaceX, but most of his compensation is made up of two massive equity packages, one of which depends on a human colony on Mars. In January, ...