The Moon and Mars are not hospitable places for human explorers. The temperatures fluctuate between impossibly cold and boiling hot; there’s no breathable atmosphere, food or drinkable water; and ...

Three months after the first stirrings of what became an epic global storm on Mars, the winds have died down and the dust that filled the atmosphere is settling. Now, like a scene from the opening ...

NASA’s InSight lander on Mars has returned to normal operations after a break of around two weeks due to a regional dust storm. The lander is currently active, but its science instruments will remain ...

A team of scientists has found that materials on Mars and the Moon can be used to 3D-print objects, such as tools for future manned missions. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign ...

Mars has always captured the imagination of space explorers, and now new findings are showing that the Red Planet’s dust devils might be even more dangerous than we thought. These familiar whirlwinds ...

LUNAR explorers had better be handy with a vacuum cleaner. A new “lunar dust buster” may be an essential tool for future missions, allowing astronauts to clean up following grubby moonwalks and ...