NASA’s fungus could build future homes in space
Chris Maurer of Redhouse Studio is working with NASA Ames scientists to revolutionize how we house ourselves in space, using “bio-bricks,” a fusion of fungi mycelium and plant waste. To …
Mars
How this ‘super moss’ may help humans survive on Mars: Scientists reveal
A species of desert moss found in China’s Xinjiang region has been identified by scientists as a potential candidate for sustaining future colonies on Mars, according to a study conducted …
Incredible New Photo of Mars Shows the Solar System’s Biggest Volcano
A crop of NASA’s latest Mars Odyssey photo. This image shows Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system, in the foreground and Mars’ atmosphere spanning the sky above …
Newly discovered Mars boulder offers clues to planet’s past
(NewsNation) — NASA’s Perseverance rover has discovered new, popcorn-like rocks and a boulder unlike any other seen on Mars before. The rover was investigating the “Bright Angel” area inside the …
‘Atoco Point’: Nasa’s rover stumbles upon rare boulder unseen before on Mars
NEW DELHI: NASA’s Perseverance rover has discovered a distinctive light-colored boulder in Neretva Vallis on Mars, a region that was once an ancient river channel feeding into the Jezero crater, …
Radiation could pose challenge to putting people on Mars
(NewsNation) — A massive solar storm that impacted Earth also affected Mars, and data suggests radiation levels on the red planet could pose a challenge to human exploration there. A …
Indian scientists name 3 craters on red planet after geophysicist, 2 towns
New Delhi: Scientists from Ahmedabad’s Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) have discovered three new craters on Mars, which now bear names to honour the institute and two towns in Bihar and …
Satellite Photo Shows an Army of ‘Black Spiders’ on Mars
A photo taken by the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter has set the internet alight after it apparently shows large clusters of black spiders crawling on the surface of …
NASA Video Charts Ingenuity’s 10-Mile Flight Path Around Mars
NASA has released a fascinating flight map that charts all the Mars avigations taken by the space agency’s recently defunct Ingenuity helicopter. NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter became the first vehicle …
How Nasa plans to tackle dust challenges on the Moon and Mars
NEW DELHI: Nasa is tackling one of the biggest challenges of lunar and Martian exploration: pervasive and abrasive dust. With the Moon‘s surface covered in a jagged, glassy material known …