This article is timeless and should be accurate for any version of the game.
There are 16 milestones in Surviving Mars (not to be confused with Achievements). Each Milestone achieved grants Research points and Score and accessed by the circle-with-a-dot button at the bottom right of the screen.
Score is determined by the Sol when a Milestone is achieved . It is then multiplied by the Difficulty Challenge percentage, which is determined by the starting map settings.
In Space Race only one colony can achieve a Milestone. Rival Colonies can be delayed from achieving Milestones through Covert Ops.
Milestone
Research & base score
Find Water on Mars
250
First Human on Mars
250
Launch a Rocket from Mars
250
Produce Food
250
Scan an Anomaly
250
Complete a Special Project
500
Construct a Dome
500
First Martianborn
500
Research a Breakthrough
500
100 Colonists
1000
500 Colonists
2500
All Sponsor Goals
2500
Construct a Mega Dome
2500
Scan all Sectors
2500
1000 Colonists
5000
Construct a Wonder
5000
40% Workers in Workshops
10000
Note: The following Milestones require the Green Planet DLC