NASA launched a bold simulation mission - sending four volunteers into a year-long Mars habitat on Earth to mimic life on the ...

NASA considering a number of designs for its future Mars colonists, from 3D-printed habitats to structures grown from ...

For NASA, sending a crewed mission to Mars has been the long-term goal for over two decades. China has joined the club in ...

The surface of Mars is extremely cold, irradiated, and desiccated. But at one time, the planet was much warmer and wetter, ...

Whether anything ever lived on Mars is unknown. And the present environment, with harsh temperatures, intense radiation, and ...

If future Mars colonizers want to survive without pressure suits, they’ll need to generate a denser atmosphere. One way to ...

Researchers may have found clues of possible ancient life beneath Mars' surface thanks to the Perseverance rover.

Already, 3D printing in space is underway. On the International Space Station, astronauts use 3D printers to make tools and ...

In an experiment simulating harsh Martian conditions, including X-ray radiation, scientists discovered that certain lichens ...

Researchers exposed two lichen species to Mars-like atmospheric conditions for five hours—and one performed impressively.

A tense situation among members of an isolated base in Antarctica could foretell conflicts among astronauts on a long distance journey to Mars.