For over a year, four crew members participating in NASA's Mars Dune Alpha simulated experience communicated, ate, slept and researched as if they were stationed over 200 million miles away on the Red ...

In a groundbreaking experiment, NASA's CHAPEA mission simulated Martian life for over a year, confining four volunteers to a habitat. Beyond survival and adaptation, the crew discovered an unexpected ...

I'm on a spaceship that's just entered orbit around Mars when the lights dim, alarms blare and smoke starts spewing through the cabin. I jump from my workstation, confused and anxious to know what's ...

The sandbox portion of the Crew Health and Performance Analog, where research volunteers participate in simulated walks on the surface of Mars. Credit: NASA HOUSTON—NASA has selected four crewmembers ...

NASA has selected four volunteers to live in a 3D-printed habitat for 378 days, simulating life on Mars. The mission, which began on October 19, 2025, is part of NASA’s CHAPEA (Crew Health and ...

NASA is preparing to lock four people inside a simulated Martian outpost for more than a year. Yes, you heard that correctly. This is a very bold step that aims to mimic the challenges astronauts ...

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Black holes are the behemoths of the universe, with not even light able to escape their clutches. It’s no wonder, therefore, that science fiction has always been fascinated by the question: what would ...

You lock into the seat, the cabin tilts to a 38-degree angle -- then comes the shudder and roar of ignition. Call it space tourism for the masses, courtesy of Buffalo-based Delaware North Companies.

In the summer of 1985, NASA, the Reagan White House and seven talented astronauts were wrangled into an orbital battle over soft-drink supremacy. In the summer of 1985, NASA, the Reagan White House ...