NASA has quietly taken a major step toward crewed missions to Mars by selecting four people to live and work in a sealed, 3D-printed habitat for 378 days. The mission is designed to mimic the ...

NASA’s Mars Dune Alpha is a full-scale habitat designed to simulate life on Mars and test human endurance for future missions ...

These were the first words spoken in person to the simulated Mars astronauts since they entered Mars Dune Alpha 378 days before. It had been a challenging year for the four pseudo-astronauts. Could ...

A previous Nextbigfuture article went over the costs of sending one thousand fully loaded with supplies and equipment SpaceX Starships to Mars every two years. These costs could be reduced towards the ...

NASA's CHAPEA mission was a 378-day Mars simulation in a habitat in Houston. Scientists want to know what challenges astronauts will face on Mars, including extreme isolation. Crew member Ross ...

Four volunteers have emerged from NASA's simulated Mars environment after more than a year spent on a mission that never actually departed Earth. The volunteer crew members spent more than 12 months ...

Via Kite & Key Media-- In the near future, human explorers may set foot on Mars. And, for some people, that’s just the first step toward building a permanent settlement on the Red Planet. But is that ...

A new study may have revealed the true source behind how the Red Planet got its hue. It’s been long thought that Mars shines red due to the rusted iron minerals within the dust that covers the planet ...

Joseph Silk is not a fantasist or science fiction author. He holds a doctorate in astronomy from Harvard University and taught astrophysics and cosmology at Oxford University. But what he wrote in his ...