CHICAGO (WLS) -- Before NASA can send astronauts to Mars in the 2030s, the space agency has created a simulated Mars habitat. NASA wants to observe the effects of a four-person crew living in the ...

In April, 30 students from across Europe will take part in the Habitat Design Workshop to be held in the Erasmus User Centre at ESA’s European Space Research and Technology Centre in the Netherlands.

Lt. Anca Selariu, a U.S. Navy microbiologist, went into a habitat on Mars, where she and three others will spend the next year. The habitat mission is, of course, not on the actual red planet. It’s in ...

Humanity's drive to explore has taken us across the solar system, with astronaut boots, various landers and rovers' wheels ...

A test pilot and instructor from Edwards Air Force Base has been selected as one of four volunteers to take part in a yearlong Mars mission simulation program led by NASA to study long-term human ...

NASA's ambitious project to simulate a year-long Mars mission has taken a significant step forward as four volunteers have entered the 3D-printed virtual Mars habitat at NASA's Johnson Space Center in ...

The simulation is based at the Johnson Space Center. These volunteers will spend the next 12 months inside the simulation to help NASA prepare for future missions to Mars. "So, this is a really good ...

Four volunteers have been selected to live together for a year in a simulated Mars habitat created by NASA. On June 20, NASA’s Johnson Space Center announced the anticipated mission on its Twitter ...

As high school graduation season begins, many seniors are mapping out their next steps -- college, technical training, or entering the workforce. But one Colorado student is already reaching for the ...

It's called KRUSTY (Kilopower Reactor Using Stirling Technology), and it's being ramped up to full power in a few weeks. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

Could humans expand out beyond their homeworld and establish settlements on the planet Mars? The idea of settling the red planet has been around for decades. However, it has been seen by skeptics as a ...

If Mars habitation still seems like science fiction, you may need to catch up on your reading. Under the guidance of Professor Gianluca Cusatis, Ph.D. students Matthew Troemner and Elham Ramyar, ...