As global warming continues and space technology improves, there is more and more talk about the growing possibility of a sci-fi future in which humans become a multiplanetary species. Specifically, ...

NASA is treating food as mission-critical hardware for Mars, designing future habitats where crops grow alongside ...

Mars is not a hospitable planet, so finding the right place for a future human settlement will be crucial. One potential candidate, recently imaged by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), could be ...

When it comes to the question of which planet humanity could one day call home, the obvious choice might seem to be Mars. But surprisingly, Venus might actually be a better candidate for human ...

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When I was in middle school, my biology teacher showed our class the sci-fi movie “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.” The plot drew me in, with its depiction of the “Genesis Project” – a new ...

Astronomers have traced the origins of 200 meteorites to five impact craters in two volcanic regions on Mars, known as Tharsis and Elysium. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Sven Bilén is a co-owner of X-Hab 3D, Inc. which has received NASA STTR funding to develop lunar construction technologies and develops 3D concrete printing systems. He receives funding from NASA, ...