Elon Musk just changed course: A Moon city comes before Mars. Here's why SpaceX is prioritizing lunar settlement over the Red Planet—for now.

Elon Musk says he wants to send one million people to Mars by the year 2050. The SpaceX CEO has become famous for making huge promises about colonizing the red planet. But how many of those ideas are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mars for Musk, Adult Diapers For Japan Image by Mars by Vadim SadovskiShutterstock In an interview earlier this year, Elon Musk, ...

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

Musk has missed several of his own predictions for when his company would take humans to Mars.

Mars had been SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s long-standing focus. A year ago, he wrote on X: "The Moon is a distraction.” ...

Elon Musk has announced a significant pivot in SpaceX’s ambitions. The billionaire says the company is now prioritizing building a self-sustaining human settlement on the Moon, moving away from its ...

After a dizzying start to 2026, Musk’s abrupt shift from Mars to the moon sparks debate. Vote in our Question of the Week and tell us why.