Aside from exposure to elevated radiation levels, Martian gravity is about 38 percent of Earth's. This has the potential to ...

NASA's simulated Mars program was a "success," according to Dr. Suzanne Bell. NASA is readying to send astronauts to Mars by the 2030s and the agency's first, yearlong simulated mission took one giant ...

A new detailed report says that the first astronauts to walk on Mars should actively search for signs of life while exploring the planet. The report was released on December 9 by the US National ...

The UK Space Agency and Cambridge-based firm LinkGevity are working with Lithuania-based Delta Biosciences to see how ...

IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- The technological challenge of getting to Mars is a huge hurdle, but it may be biology that holds humanity back from venturing to the red planet. A new UC Irvine study shows ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA to Earthlings: Help us farm Mars. The nation's space agency has launched an international competition to help feed astronauts ...

I've tried to have an initial read of the linked report, but it's not the most friendly for searching for a random person. I guess I'm surprised by the idea that we wouldn't send uncrewed cargo ...

NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft will uncover how the Sun stripped Mars of its atmosphere. Mars is a very different world ...

If I were on Mars, how often would I see Earth transit the Sun? Steven RiserConyers, Georgia From Mars, Earth transits the Sun four times in a 284-year cycle. The transits occur in either May or ...

Thinking about food systems in deep space likely brings to mind something like The Martian where an astronaut is scratching barely enough food to survive out of potatoes grown in Martian regolith. Or ...