Ross Brockwell spent a year in NASA's CHAPEA Mars simulation. He missed Earth but would live on the other planet for real if ...

Published in the open-access journal IMA Fungus, a new study highlights the potential for lichens to survive and function on the Martian surface ... Mars-like conditions for five hours in a simula ...

Now NASA is sending four volunteers to a Mars simulation to prepare for such a mission. The simulation is actually a large set built to include equipment that astronauts might need on Mars.

The university's unique program, focused on medicine in space and surface ... simulated, stressful environments," Anderson said. "We want them to feel immersed as if they were actually on Mars ...

Today marks the commencement of NASA's simulated mission to Mars at the Johnson Space Center ... ranging from simulated walks on the Martian surface to troubleshooting maintenance issues using ...

Before exploring the simulated Martian landscape ... rock-climbing mission to simulate travelling across the rocky surface of Mars. Here, she attaches her safety harness to the rope at the ...