Ever since humans gazed at the night sky, we’ve been drawn to that tiny reddish dot hovering above. Mars has captivated our ...

Scientists propose using ice as a building material for Mars habitats, offering protection from radiation while allowing ...

New research explores how microbes could turn Martian soil into building material and support life systems, offering a potential path for constructing human habitats on Mars using local resources ...

A journey to Mars is the ultimate human challenge, spanning nearly a thousand days across millions of kilometers with no ...

Highlighting its intent to send humans to Mars, NASA has announced that it will soon be embarking on a year-long simulation of a Mars mission using four research volunteers. Ross Elder, an ...

ORIGAMI-style space homes that spring off the ground on Mars could house future visitors to the red planet. These hi-tech ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Before NASA can send astronauts to Mars in the 2030s, the space agency has created a simulated Mars habitat. NASA wants to observe the effects of a four-person crew living in the ...

Mars is seen as the next major challenge for human exploration, but establishing life there is not easy.

NASA’s Johnson Space Center reminded everyone on Monday that its four volunteers have been inside its Mars simulation habitat for a whole month now, though they still have 344 days to go before they ...

The crew of a NASA mission to Mars emerged from their craft after a yearlong voyage that never left Earth. The four volunteer crew members spent more than 12 months inside NASA's first simulated Mars ...

NASA’s next crew of “astronauts” won’t leave Houston, but they will live like they’re 140 million miles away — sealed inside a simulated Mars habitat for 378 days. NASA said last week that four ...