If humans are ever to land on Mars, they will need somewhere to stay—a protective shell that can shield them from the sun’s ...

Mars is no longer just a story about a single lost ocean or one fleeting window for biology. Taken together, recent rover ...

A groundbreaking study published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences suggests that a remote rock quarry in Algeria ...

A synthetic habitat could be built with the help of a self-growing technology that harnesses local resources and microbes to autonomously form structures on the Red Planet. Inhabiting Mars has long ...

Imagine printing your Martian home from dust, sunlight, and a bit of biology. A new synthetic lichen system uses fungi and bacteria to grow building materials directly from Martian soil, completely ...

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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. New images from NASA's Curiosity rover show a series of "boxwork" ridges, which looks like large ...

Mars at sunset reveals dozens of razor-thin atmospheric layers in stunning detail, helping scientists map dust and ice ...

The Gilayo® Plate was designed to make strong, lasting structures anywhere—mountains, deserts, disaster zones. Mars is just the next frontier.” “If we can build a home in a day here, we can build a ...