Missions to colonize Mars may not be as far away as you think, with current plans relying on AI-powered "superhuman ...

This video explores NASA's successful transportation of their latest rover to Mars in 2020, highlighting the process and ...

Previous experiments on board the International Space Station (ISS) have shown that certain types of bacteria can survive in ...

Scientists used simulations to show how astronaut personalities affect stress, teamwork, and success in Mars missions.

How can nuclear propulsion help improve deep space missions by significantly reducing the amount of time to reach Mars and beyond? This is what a recent study published in Acta Astronautica hopes to ...

Space missions in the future could travel to Mars, asteroids and the outer solar system by riding on nuclear-powered rockets, thanks to a new design that utilizes energy from the nuclear fission of ...

Engineers from Ohio State University are developing a new way to power rocket engines, using liquid uranium for a faster, more efficient form of nuclear propulsion that could deliver round trips to ...

During that time, it has created the most comprehensive map of the Martian atmosphere and its chemical composition, examined ...

Before we get to Mars, we're going to have to practice. And develop radical leaps in technology, but also practice. A Mars mission will be utterly unlike anything attempted by humanity. We're talking ...

'We want to begin to learn how to live away from the Earth.' As NASA prepares to put astronauts on the moon in the next few years, the agency is thinking about "how to live and operate away from the ...

Your body's blood-making stem cells, hematopoietic stem cells (HSC), are like factory managers who work best when calm and rested. But when stress hits, like infection or injury, they spring into ...

One of the biggest navigation challenges is knowing where you are in the open ocean without tools or devices. This remarkable skill is exemplified by the ancient techniques once used by expert ...