NASA has sent a host of remotely-operated landers, orbiters and rovers to study Mars and bring back geologic samples. While no humans have set foot on the planet, that could change. NASA has ...

As humanity sets its sights on long-duration missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond, keeping astronauts healthy will be as ...

In future studies, the team hopes to figure out how to reach, “a completely self-sustainable system using 100% of the local resources on Mars.” This would help make these future colonies more ...

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 ...

Join Scientific American for a conversation about the next steps in humanity’s reconnaissance of Mars. Featuring Casey Dreier, senior space policy adviser at the Planetary Society, and space and ...

Today's Mars rovers (like Perseverance or Curiosity, pictured here) must work mostly on their own, ...More but future missions could see direct control by astronauts.. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS. The ...