HOUSTON — Where should humanity set up its first-ever outpost on Mars? The ideal Red Planet crewed site should be of high scientific value — allowing pioneers to search for signs of Mars life and investigate other intriguing questions — and also possess enough resources to...
Attention, job seekers: NASA is looking for astronauts. Ideal candidates are willing to travel—to Mars. The space agency—seemingly high off its recent Journey to Mars announcement and the successful design review of the Space Launch System rocket—is currently recruiting for the next class of astronauts, “in...
As job descriptions go, it is out of this world Nasa has today begun searching for a new batch of astronauts who will be at the forefront of preparations to travel to Mars. Could you be the next Buzz Aldrin or Neil Armstrong?...
Buzz Aldrin really, really wants us to go to Mars. Earlier this year, he outlined his proposal to get there by 2039, but not just brief missions like his own Apollo 11 - he wants us to colonize it, and create permanent settlements there, he...
PULLMAN, Wash. – Scientists at Washington State University and the University of Idaho are helping students figure out how to farm on Mars, much like astronaut Mark Watney, played by Matt Damon, attempts in the critically acclaimed movie “The Martian.” WSU physicist Michael Allen and UI...