Turning Martian dust into shelter has long sounded like science fiction, but researchers are now treating it as an engineering problem with a biological answer. Instead of shipping steel and concrete ...

Elon Musk’s bombshell decision to freeze plans to begin building a human colony on Mars, in favor of fostering a Moon city, ...

GREENSBORO, NC (2/26/2026) – Luna Labs has selected UNC Greensboro (UNCG) chemistry professor Nicholas Oberlies to lead a NASA-funded project exploring whether fungi can be grown into building ...

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 ...

The organic molecules discovered by NASA’s Curiosity rover could have been formed by life, but they could have also come from ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has found a diverse mix of organic molecules on Mars, including chemicals considered building blocks ...

"This experiment's never been run before on another world," said Amy Williams, an astrobiologist working on the Curiosity mission.

The Curiosity rover conducted a first-of-its kind experiment on Mars, detecting organic molecules that have never been ...

New experiments from the Curiosity rover found molecules that could come from organic material.

The vision of Mars colonization is moving from science fiction into real-world planning, with multiple space agencies preparing for long-term human presence. Modern Mars missions focus on testing ...

Learn about a new Curiosity experiment that found organic molecules on Mars, and what this could mean for life on the red ...