But another key objective is to pave the way for human exploration of Mars, and as part of that effort, the rover carries a set of five spacesuit material samples. Now, after those samples have ...

More importantly, NASA also needs to determine the usable lifetime of a Mars spacesuit, and which parts of it will have to be made from what materials: for instance, the shoulder area will be more ...

Dr Czechowski is convinced that the Oort Cloud, which lies deep beyond Neptune, holds billions of icy asteroids that can be ...

This is what NASA’s Perseverance rover, which is currently exploring Jezero Crater on Mars, hopes to address with its five samples of spacesuit samples, known as swatches, that scientists are ...

Lauren Sánchez teamed up with Monse to redesign the Blue Origin flight suits with its all-female launch in mind.

Nearly half of Mars dust consists of silica, which on Earth is known to cause silicosis, an incurable lung disease that progressively scars lung tissue. The Martian silica particles measure about 3 ...

Mars just dropped some major beach vibes—literally! New data from China’s Zhurong rover showed rock formations that look just ...

Sweeping funding cuts threaten to undermine the innovation that has been a central part of US economic strength for decades ...

THERE are lots of ideas on how humans can terraform Mars, and turn the dusty, radioactive Red Planet into something habitable. Scientists have suggested we start with Antarctic desert moss, and ...

Here is how death in space would be handled today: If someone died on a low-Earth-orbit mission – such as aboard the ...

A spacesuit will protect astronauts during excursions ... a diameter of less than 5 μm,” they explained. “Thus, dust on Mars is more likely to cause lung irritation, absorb into the ...