26 October 2022
From being the celestial embodiment of warrior gods to housing canal-digging aliens, Mars has uniquely endured in the public consciousness. Even today, the Red Planet still spells adventure, says Stuart Clark
28 April 2021
There are plans to return samples from Mars to check them for signs of life, but we should examine them before they reach our planet, says Paul Marks
29 August 2018
US Vice President Mike Pence says a habitable base orbiting the moon will be built and in use by 2024. It's a pointless distraction, warns Mars Society president Robert Zubrin
30 May 2018
A mission to collect samples from the Red Planet and return them to Earth is our best chance of finding life on Mars, says Joelle Renstrom
4 January 2018
The imminent first flight of Elon Musk's giant new rocket could mark a spectacular start to a new era in space flight, says Paul Marks
6 December 2017
Budweiser is sending barley seeds into orbit next week. That's just the beginning of the challenge of trying to brew beer beyond Earth
10 October 2017
Common sense is prevailing in human space exploration, and the moon is back as the place we need to colonise before a riskier trip to Mars, says Paul Marks
