Understanding the similarities and differences of the deserts on Earth and Mars will help space travelers survive future ...

BEIJING -- A team of Chinese geologists has created a Mars soil simulant that almost replicates Utopia Planitia soil, a ...

Synthetic lichens could transform Martian dust into self-growing habitats for future Mars bases and 3D printed buildings.

Hong Kong youths are contributing innovative ideas into China's lunar base design, as the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) organized a space program themed ...

In most photos, the surface of Mars looks like an empty red wasteland. But if you look a bit closer, the remnants of an ...

Robert Zubrin, Presiden of the Mars Society, has developed an updated Mars plan that builds on his original Mars Direct proposal. This new plan integrates modern spaceflight technologies, such as ...

Canal Fulton native Tim Schlernitzauer was part of the Timken Co. team that designed the landing gear for the Mars rover Curiosity. Curiosity's mission was to investigate whether Mars ever had the ...

Thanks to a grant from Boeing, Brevard County students are building skills future Mars explorers would need.

In the coming decade, NASA and China plan to send the first crewed missions (astronauts and taikonauts) to Mars. 2033 could be just the year to do it.

An energy source which could sustain life on the Moon for long periods has been designed by researchers.

As part of preparations for a human mission to Mars, four volunteers have just entered a simulated Mars habitat where they’ll live and work for the next year.