Thinking about food systems in deep space likely brings to mind something like The Martian where an astronaut is scratching ...

NASA’s Moon to Mars plan prioritizes risk management and safety through systems engineering, redundancy, and collaborative strategies with industry and government partners.

NASA officials explain how the International Space Station supports Artemis and future Mars missions through life support testing, human research, partnerships and commercial development in low Earth ...

NASA’s roadmap to Mars is built around Orion, deep-space test missions, and learning how humans can survive months away from Earth. This breakdown explains the real engineering and psychological ...

NASA has provided new details about its plans to procure a Mars communications orbiter funded under last year’s budget ...

Scott Solomon is a biologist and professor at Rice University and the author of “Becoming Martian: How Living in Space Will Change Our Bodies and Minds.” Astronauts are heading back to the moon — the ...

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Mars is not just a colder, dustier version of Earth. It is a planet soaked in high‑energy particles that batter rock, metal, electronics and human tissue alike. Measurements in deep space and at the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Coloe Fossae on Mars, a region marked by deep valleys and craters that reveals evidence of an ...

When the orbit of NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft took it behind the Red Planet on December 6th, ground controllers expected a temporary loss of signal (LoS).

We are in an era where planetary science no longer depends on government missions. Commercial capabilities are mature and ready to deliver a higher cadence of planetary exploration that fits within ...