An artist's concept of an astronaut walking on Mars. But what would happen if the astronaut weren't wearing a space helmet? cokada/E+ via Getty Images Let’s suppose you were an astronaut who just ...

Near-surface water ice could supply essential resources for future human exploration on the Red Planet. Before sending people ...

HUMAN LAWS can be changed, waived or broken. Physical laws are less biddable. When it comes to putting humans on Mars, which he sees as the first step towards the planet’s settlement and humankind’s ...

NASA has quietly taken a major step toward crewed missions to Mars by selecting four people to live and work in a sealed, ...

Robert Zubrin, likely the planet’s leading strategist for landing humans on Mars, and then remaking it in the Earth’s image, predicts SpaceX’s colossal Starship will be the first spacecraft ever to ...

"Sporosarcina secretes natural polymers that nurture mineral growth and strengthen regolith, turning loose soil into solid, ...

That’s precisely what Dr. Amanda Steckel’s research suggests! In a recent episode of SETI Live, Dr. Steckel shared how her computer simulations revealed new clues about Mars’ ancient climate.

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. People from cultures across the world have been ...