In the 1966 novel The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, the American writer Robert Heinlein conjures a penal colony on the Moon.

Elon Musk is putting his dreams of colonizing Mars on hold and said his SpaceX rocket company will instead focus on building ...

How SpaceX and NASA Will Colonize The Moon! Everything you need to know about SpaceX and NASA's plans to go to the moon to ...

SpaceX’s decision to focus on establishing a lunar city ahead of building a Mars colony represents a significant shift in Elon Musk’s space exploration ambitions ...

Whatever caused his reversal, the lunar project would benefit from more AI.

It is a jarring plot twist from January 2025, when Musk dismissed the moon as a “ distraction .” Now, he says, the natural satellite is the “overriding priority” to secure civilization. Musk argues a ...

As the space race enters an electrifying new chapter, Elon Musk has just announced that his SpaceX empire will pivot from its ...

SpaceX founder Elon Musk just said the company is stepping back from its previously touted plan to send humans to Mars in the near term in favor of building a permanent settlement on the Moon. ...

Elon Musk’s ambition to one day settle Mars appears to have taken a back seat for a rather nearer and more achievable goal – ...

Elon Musk now prioritizes building a moon city over Mars settlement, saying it's faster and easier. SpaceX founder estimates ...

Last year, Musk said "the moon is a distraction." Now, he's talking about building a city there. The shift may be more ...