A team of researchers with a variety of backgrounds and affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S. has taken a realistic approach to looking at the question of whether Mars could be terraformed ...

Mars has been sold as a bold escape plan, a backup world for a species that keeps testing the limits of its first one. The harder I look at the technical and ethical record, the more that dream reads ...

NASA revealed a new simulation habitat to prepare for future missions to Mars and better understand the impacts of long isolation on human health. On Tuesday, NASA allowed members of the media to tour ...

Living and working on Mars won’t be easy, as this four-person crew recently learned, given the intense workload, extreme isolation, and cramped conditions they faced. Reading time 2 minutes A ...

Four volunteers have been selected to live together for the next year inside a special Mars habitat made by NASA. "Four volunteers are about to embark on an out-of-this-world experience without ...

Ridley Scott's The Martian, starring Matt Damon, set a new standard for hard sci-fi films with its commitment to scientific ...

HOUSTON – Although we can’t yet send people to Mars NASA is getting in some practice. In June, four volunteers from outside of NASA with backgrounds in science and engineering will start a mission on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leslie Katz covers the intersection of culture, science and tech. Ever dreamed of living on Mars? NASA is offering the chance, in ...

Scientists have found signs of shallow water ice on Mars in a region that could be ideal for human exploration. This ...

For a very long time humanity has dreamed of traveling to other planets. Because of its proximity and similarity to our own corner of the Universe, these 'other planets' often take the shape of Mars ...