Two Dutch candidates selected for Mars One project

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 10:37

Two Dutch candidates emerged winners in the second round selection for a single trip to Mars that would take place in 2025.

Number of people wanting one-way ticket to Mars hits 200,000 mark

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 11:45

Around 200,000 people have filled up the application for joining an ambitious private mission to send a group of four men and women to Mars in 2023 to establish a permanent space colony.

Bid to colonize Mars wins high-profile backing

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 08:52

A Dutch entrepreneur`s bold quest to colonize Mars won high-profile support Tuesday from a US aerospace giant, although the timetable for putting humans on the red planet has been pushed back two years.

8,000 Indians queue up for one-way trip to Mars

Last Updated: Saturday, August 31, 2013, 08:57

As the deadline for registration nears, over 8,000 Indians have so far signed up for the one-way trip to Mars and settle down on the red planet.

Mars colony project aims to preserve life forms on the red planet

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 14:29

The Netherlands-based nonprofit project Mars One plans to land four people on the Red Planet in 2023 as the vanguard of a permanent human colony on the red planet.