Algae grown under Mars-like conditions could make bioplastic building materials for structures to harbor life in space.

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

Synthetic lichens could transform Martian dust into self-growing habitats for future Mars bases and 3D printed buildings.

China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of competing U.S.-European efforts ...

Innovative microbial technology allows for autonomous 3D printing on Mars, using Martian materials to create sustainable ...

This review highlights how the unique stressors of space travel, radiation, microgravity, and circadian disruption impact ...

The Mars rover captured images of low ridges called boxwork patterns, which appear like spiderwebs from space.

In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute who explains why the Red Planet may hold answers about ...

A Texas A&M research team has developed synthetic lichens that could be the answer to self-growing structures on Mars.

As humanity ventures deeper into space, one critical question looms large: how do we prevent Earth's microbes from contaminating other worlds? A new study published in Journal of The Royal Society ...

NASAs Curiosity rover has captured the first-ever close-up images of spiderweb-like “boxwork” formations on Mars, revealing ...

Scientists have created living communities of bacteria and fungi that could survive in protective habitats on the Red Planet.