Mars

The privately funded-Mars mission is broke, but these aspiring Martians haven’t lost hope

Jay and Matt plan to use their newfound improv skills to get a gig at the Rivoli.

A mile under the Earth’s crust, inside the gold mines of South Africa, lie the deepest living animals on the planet: nematodes – or “Devil Worms” – the tiniest multicellular worms on Earth.

In February, The Whitney Museum of American Art presented Red In View (Orbit), a 10 day continuous performance art piece by artists MPA, Amapola Prada, and Elizabeth Marcus-Sonenberg.

Motherboard's Kate Lunau tells us why the ExoMars 2016 mission is important and what the lander's fate means for the future of Mars exploration.

Motherboard's Kate Lunau tells us how Elon Musk plans to get humans to Mars, and the financial challenges behind the project.

In form and execution, Approaching The Unknown solidifies our fascinations with Mars as the next great frontier for science and civilization.

On top of the largest volcano on Earth, six scientists live in complete isolation to simulate life on Mars.

Motherboard's Kate Lunau explains why it's integral to study female astronauts before we head to Mars.

On this episode of Profiles by VICE, we meet Melissa, the unlikely transgender astronaut, to understand what motivates a person to relocate to another, unknown planet.

Motherboard investigates the future of space, its democratization and privatization.

When you’re floating in space, the limited culinary options leave something to be desired. In fact, astronauts on long trips typically don’t eat enough.