Tesla's Optimus robots will be used to explore the surface of Mars, Elon Musk confirmed today. The humanoid robots, which were initially pitched as household assistants in October last year, will "hopefully" be sent to Mars on a SpaceX flight by the end of 2026.

While SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has previously discussed unmanned missions to Mars, his announcement on X marks the first mention of robots joining the journey to the red planet.

Elon Musk aims for a Mars mission by late next year using Starship, potentially including Tesla's Optimus robots. This ambitious plan targets building a self-sustaining Martian city within 20 years, though experts express skepticism about the timeline and technological readiness.

Billionaire CEO Jared Isaacman has worked closely with SpaceX. He expressed an interest in sending missions to both the Moon and Mars if confirmed.

Isaacman expressed support for both lunar and Martian missions, stating NASA can achieve both within its current budget. Concerns were raised about potential conflicts of interest due to Isaacman's relationship with Elon Musk,

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead NASA, entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, faced questions from senators on Wednesday about his ties to Elon Musk and how he would balance Trump's focus on reaching Mars with the U.

Elon Musk isn’t having a good month so far, despite the fact that he didn’t have a good March either. Since April began, Tesla (TSLA) stock has been sharply trending downward, falling more than 18%. While the tech sector appeared to be rebounding for a few hours on April 8 following the recent selloff,

Elon Musk wants to own Twitter after all. Bloomberg reports he has sent a proposal to Twitter suggesting they go ahead with the original deal to buy the company for $54.20. Twitter Blue subscribers in Canada, Australia and New Zealand will get the feature first.

Elon Musk is not always wrong. Musk’s prediction back in February that “some of the things that I say will be incorrect” was certainly right, if understated. And on Tuesday, the billionaire, like a broken clock,

After attacking Donald Trump’s trade adviser, Elon Musk was silent when Trump paused some tariffs. MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell asks, “When did Elon Musk know that his stock price was going to start climbing back up because Donald Trump was going to announce that he was backing down?

Tesla stock (TSLA) shot up 23% on Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on sweeping import tariffs. It was the

CEO Elon Musk has also negatively impacted the brand, says one Wall Street analyst. Tesla shares are down more than 40% year to date, including a double-digit drop since President Trump announced his global tariff plans on April 2.

Elon Musk has been criticizing Trump’s tariff policy — and publicly. Could there be a strategy? Follow live updates on the Trump administration here. Elon Musk is known for many things. Subtlety is not one of them.

With shares of Tesla plummeting on tariff concerns, CEO Elon Musk is taking to social media to slam top Trump trade advisor Peter Navarro.

The stock market is surging today after President Donald Trump announced some big changes to his administration's tariff policies, and Tesla is seeing outsized gains. In addition