For years, popular culture has treated a human settlement on Mars as an almost inevitable next chapter, a matter of engineering and willpower rather than fundamental limits. Astrophysicist Neil ...

NASA's CHAPEA mission was a 378-day Mars simulation in a habitat in Houston. Scientists want to know what challenges astronauts will face on Mars, including extreme isolation. Crew member Ross ...

A new study may have revealed the true source behind how the Red Planet got its hue. It’s been long thought that Mars shines red due to the rusted iron minerals within the dust that covers the planet ...

NASA has quietly taken a major step toward crewed missions to Mars by selecting four people to live and work in a sealed, 3D-printed habitat for 378 days. The mission is designed to mimic the ...

A previous Nextbigfuture article went over the costs of sending one thousand fully loaded with supplies and equipment SpaceX Starships to Mars every two years. These costs could be reduced towards the ...