On February 5, 2019, the Court of Appeal of the Swiss canton Basel-Stadt confirmed that the Swiss corporation Mars One Ventures AG, one company of the Mars One group, is in administration. The company has a thirty day window to reverse the administration process.

Wageningen, 23rd of June 2016
Scientists of Wageningen University & Research have just brought life on Mars one step closer. The research group, supported by Mars One, found that vegetables growing on Martian soil are safe for humans to eat.

Amersfoort, 6th of June 2016 - Mars One released new information about the third round in the Astronaut Selection Program during a private Mars One event in Amsterdam. The third selection round is designed to trim down the remaining 100 candidates to forty through a series of group challenges. The candidates will compose the groups for the third round themselves.

In 2020, the crew of the first one way manned space mission to Mars will depart to establish a human colony on Earth's neighbouring planet.

Amersfoort, 7 December 2015
The Opéra national de Paris is to perform a new production of La Damnation de Faust by Berlioz, also known as a légende dramatique. The performance has been inspired by Mars One and its astronaut candidates.

The Björn Borg Spring/Summer 2016 (SS16) show at Fashion Week in Stockholm on 27 August will be a tribute to Mars One’s human mission to Mars. The brand aims to create an out of this world experience as their Spring Summer 2016 sportswear collection is showcased.

Irish computer scientist Steve Menaa has made it through to the next stage of the Mars One expedition selection process.

Mars One is publishing a new article series, Inside 360 on Mars Exchange, which will provide articles that present a more in-depth look into the details, feasibility, and processes of the Mars One mission. 

Amersfoort, 19th March 2015
Mars One has published a video in which Bas Lansdorp, CEO and Co-founder of Mars One, replies to recent criticism concerning the feasibility of Mars One's human mission to Mars. The video and the transcript of the interview can be found below.

Amersfoort, 16th February 2015
A 29-year-old Dublin astrophysicist is among the 100 shortlisted candidates selected for the planned one-way trip to Mars with Mars One. From the initial 202,586 applicants, 100 hopefuls have now been selected to proceed to the next round of the Mars One Astronaut Selection Process. These candidates are one step closer to becoming the first humans on Mars.