You can safely say we humans have got the hang of living beyond the borders of our planet, thanks to the veteran International Space Station (ISS), but also the other orbital laboratories that ...

Researchers show algae can grow in Mars-like atmospheric pressure conditions. If humans are ever to establish permanent ...

Researchers at Harvard University have made an exciting discovery that could change the future of space colonization. In an innovative experiment, scientists have successfully grown green algae in ...

Researchers have successfully grown green algae in a specialized bioplastic “shelter” designed to mimic Mars. The Harvard ...

If humans are ever going to live beyond Earth, they'll need to construct habitats. But transporting enough industrial ...

A lab experiment that simulated Mars conditions showed that green algae can grow in plastic containers made from the same ...

The Rosenberg Space Habitat is located within the school’s new, self-sustaining Future Park. Image: Institut auf dem Rosenberg For students at a boarding school in Switzerland, the curriculum ...

Four volunteers are about to enter a simulated Mars habitat where they’ll spend the next 378 days as part of ongoing preparations for the first crewed mission to the faraway planet.

Aurelia Institute, a nonprofit space architecture lab based in Cambridge, MA, has an approach that may help: a habitat that can be launched in compact stacks of flat tiles and self-assemble in orbit.