01Accuracy first
Space and aerospace facts are verifiable, so we treat them that way. Every date, payload mass, mission name, distance and cost we publish is checked against primary sources before it goes live. We do not invent figures, and we do not round a hard number into a rounder one for effect.
When something is uncertain — a crewed-Mars date, a launch cost, whether terraforming is feasible — we say so plainly and give a range or a labelled forecast, rather than presenting a guess as a fact.
02Sources & fact-checking
We prefer primary sources over secondary reporting: agency press kits and mission pages (NASA, ESA, JAXA, CNSA, ISRO), the NASA Mars Fact Sheet, peer-reviewed papers, official launch webcasts and company technical briefings. Where we rely on a specific document, our long-form guides link it in a Sources section.
Breaking news is held to the same bar: we wait for confirmation from the operator or agency before stating an outcome, and we distinguish clearly between what has happened, what is planned and what is speculation.
03How our content is produced
We use modern tooling, including AI assistance, to help monitor the news field, research, draft and translate. That tooling is a starting point, not the finished product: every article is grounded in the primary sources above and reviewed against them before it is published. We do not publish unreviewed machine output.
Translations are produced per language and fact-checked for their own audience, not bulk machine-translated. A locale is only published once its content clears this quality bar — which is why an article may be available in some languages before others.
04Corrections & updates
We correct mistakes promptly and openly. If you spot an error — a wrong figure, a mislabelled image, an out-of-date claim — email [email protected] and we will review it. Substantive corrections are noted on the article.
Evergreen guides carry an “Updated” date and are refreshed as the facts change — for example after a major Starship flight test — so a guide you read a year ago should still be current when you return.
05Independence & funding
Get to Mars is editorially independent and is not affiliated with SpaceX, Tesla, NASA or any space agency. Coverage decisions are made on newsworthiness alone. If a piece ever involves a commercial arrangement, it will be labelled clearly; our reporting is never for sale.
06Reach the editors
07Frequently asked questions
Do you use AI to write articles?
We use AI assistance to help monitor news, research, draft and translate, but it is a starting point only. Every article is grounded in primary sources and reviewed against them before publishing — we do not publish unreviewed machine output.
How do I report an error?
Email [email protected] with the article and the problem. We review every report and note substantive corrections on the article itself.