One part of this plan would require increasing the planet’s atmospheric pressure, and one scientist suggests that capturing ...

NASA considering a number of designs for its future Mars colonists, from 3D-printed habitats to structures grown from ...

NASA is turning science fiction into reality with plans to 3D print entire buildings on Mars. Using Martian soil, cutting-edge robotics, and autonomous systems, engineers are developing ways to ...

Trump aims to send a crew to Mars by the end of his term, which Musk calls 'doable.' Astronauts question the time frame but ...

Trips to the opticians will also be necessary, if possible, as astronauts suffer a higher likelihood of early-onset cataracts as a result of space radiation exposure. A Mars colony will also have ...

Musk, who has long envisioned a human colony on Mars, has called the moon a ... But Isaacman said the space agency could pursue moon and Mars missions at the same time. Current plans call for NASA to ...

Air & Space: Why did you decide to write this book ... choose a shorter lifespan due to radiation. Once a successful Mars colony is established, how quickly would adaptive Martian characteristics ...

The location might even provide materials endemic to Mars for building a space station or for settling a colony. As on Earth, temperatures may fluctuate and the weather conditions may be safer for ...