Space Exploration in the Backyard, on a Budget—How NASA Simulates Conditions in Space Without Blasting Off

Analog missions, like those conducted at NASA’s CHAPEA facility at the Johnson Space Center, help scientists study human ...

Students get a flying start into space by working with NASA

For high school and college-level students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics , the unique learning ...

The first Mars settlers may get blasted with radiation levels 8 times higher than government limits allow

High-energy space radiation will threaten the Mars settlements that Elon Musk hopes to build with SpaceX, as well as NASA outposts for astronauts.

Curiosity Finds Evidence for a Habitable Ancient Mars

"We have found a habitable environment," said John Grotzinger, project scientist for the Curiosity mission. "The water that was here was so benign and supportive of life that if a ...