A robotic colony on Mars might seem like far-fetched science fiction, but so was the Moonshot. American Exceptionalism will ...

When John Winthrop led the first wave of settlers to New England he gave a sermon to his fellow Puritans, speaking of America as a future example to the world: “We shall be as a city upon a hill.” Yet ...

Chances are you haven't heard the term "manifest destiny" since high school history class. That is until President Trump's inaugural address last month, when he used it to call for America to "plant ...

Proponents of going to Mars see peril and opportunity in Elon Musk's close relationship with Trump. Experts say just getting Americans back to the moon in the near future will be challenging enough.

The president also promised to “pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars.” Manifest Destiny was the 19th ...

Trump said that the U.S. will plant the Stars and Stripes on Mars and “We will pursue our Manifest Destiny into the stars.” But that’s far too slow for Musk. He wants to go straight to Mars ...

Trump put Mars missions in the spotlight in his January inauguration speech. Experts don’t believe a flag-planting will be ...

Proponents of going to Mars see peril and opportunity in Elon Musk's close relationship with Trump. Experts say just getting Americans back to the moon in the near future will be challenging enough.

Chances are you haven't heard the term "manifest destiny" since high school history ... to "plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars." The 19th century term describes a belief in American ...