That’s why NASA has Mars Dune Alpha, an immersive Martian habitat that let’s the agency perform a few dress rehearsals before rocketing humans off to the real thing. The 1,700-square-foot ...

Next time you're driving around on Mars and need to get your tire replaced, chances are good it'll look something like a ...

Imagine you've just gotten to Mars as part of the first contingent of settlers. Your first challenge: build a long-term habitat using local materials. Those might include water from the polar caps ...

Exciting advances in space exploration are underway as NASA tests revolutionary shape memory alloy (SMA) spring tires ...

Do you have what it takes to survive on Mars? Beginning this month, four people will spend a year in a prototype Martian habitat meant to simulate living on the Red Planet. It’s part of NASA’s efforts ...

More than 15,000 mounds jut skyward from the lowlands of Mars’ Chryse Planitia, located near a natural dividing line between the planet’s southern and northern hemispheres. The geological ...

Scientists have identified regions on Mars where conditions might support microbial life beneath the surface. Seasonal methane variations and Earth-based studies of similar environments suggest ...

Anca Selariu, Ross Brockwell, Nathan Jones and team leader Kelly Haston have spent the past 378 days sealed inside the "Martian" habitat in Houston, Texas, part of NASA's research into what it ...