To become an Interplanetary Species we need to colonize another planet, and Mars will be our first target. To establish a ...

NASA’s insight lander has been on Mars for years now, tracking any and all seismic activity on the red planet. The data it has provided has helped scientists figure out what’s going on under the ...

Here’s the latest dirt on Mars. NASA’s trusty Curiosity rover, which has been exploring the so-called red planet for years, just unearthed something huge — a stash of carbon-rich carbonate minerals ...

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

NASA considering a number of designs for its future Mars colonists, from 3D-printed habitats to structures grown from mushrooms. To combat dangerous surface-level radiation on the Red Planet ...

In the latest instalment of our Future Chronicles column, which explores an imagined history of inventions yet to come, Rowan ...

What can a NASA Mars rover teach us about the future development of astronaut spacesuits to Mars? This is what NASA’s Perseverance rover, which is currently exploring Jezero Crater on Mars, hopes to ...

Unlike Matt Damon in The Martian, future Mars colonists won't be able to sustain themselves off a potato farm planted into Martian soil. Martian soil and dust, known as regolith, contain ...

Does the catastrophic transformation of Mars over its history portend anything about the future of Earth? “When life first formed on Earth, some 3.8 billion years ago, Mars looked like Earth ...

They suggest that future Mars explorers both avoid contact with dust as much as possible and also be given supplements to protect them against these potentially dangerous effects. "Prevention is key.