"Rootless cones form when lava flows over wet or icy ground, causing it to boil and explode," said Dundas. "The region around ...

Next time you're driving around on Mars and need to get your tire replaced, chances are good it'll look something like a revolutionary new version made by NASA and Goodyear. The mesh cage design can ...

Steeped in the United States' space race with the Soviet Union, the pursuit of a deeper understanding of Mars' resources and ...

Challenges to Mars construction Of course, there are other factors besides material availability at work in such a construction project. Here on Earth, we have centuries of experience building in ...

Any vehicle traversing the rocky terrain on Mars needs a sturdy set of wheels. NASA’s Perseverance rover, for example, sports ...

The next Mars rovers may traverse the Red Planet with futuristic tires. NASA 's Glenn Research Center released imagery and footage from testing of a novel tire, called a shape memory alloy spring tire ...

According to the team, a sulfur-based concrete will likely be the most reliable initial material for buildings on Mars. But researchers also suggest that another, more outlandish contender could be ...

"There's a material footprint to this dispersal.” Mars, as our closest planetary neighbor, has been a primary focus of humanity's off-world exploration. Researchers estimate that, as of 2022 ...

Living on Mars will be a physical challenge and forcing astronauts to constantly donate blood would hamper progress on all other projects on the Martian surface. Also, the material’s low density ...

Within a decade, there is a strong likelihood that we will have multiple vehicles capable of carrying people and materials to Mars. So, we can check this one off. So, we've gotten to Mars.

A group of anthropologists led by Justin Holcomb, an assistant research professor of anthropology at the University of Kansas, is calling for NASA and other space agencies to catalog and preserve ...