Ice might appear as a weird construction material, but still, ice on Mars can be the base for human civilisations in the future. Scientists are convinced that frozen water could be the means of ...

A new study shows how simulated Mars dust affects tardigrades, offering insight into space farming and contamination risks.

Three autonomous robots were sent into a volcanic lava tunnel in Lanzarote to simulate the exploration of underground tunnels on the Moon and Mars. A European mission highlights an innovative approach ...

Since humanity’s first steps on the Moon, the aspiration to extend human civilization beyond Earth has been a central objective of international space agencies, targeting long-term extraterrestrial ...

Landing on Mars once felt like a distant dream. Now, space agencies have sent rovers and landers to explore the Red Planet for decades. Scientists worldwide are thinking about how to make Mars a ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced Sunday that his company had “shifted focus” from taking humans to Mars to building a “self-growing city on the Moon,” something he said coul ...

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So, now let's see the science case for human exploration of Europa, or Ganymede, or for that matter Pluto. Might as well ponder those issues since cost is evidently not a consideration. Click to ...