A virtual reality challenge seeks to help prepare astronauts for Red Planet living. NASA opened a new Mars challenge today (Feb. 16) in partnership with crowdsourcing platform HeroX, along with ...

A group of four NASA volunteers have embarked on a 378-day mission in which they will be locked in a ground-based simulation of the planet Mars. The mission, which began Sunday, is the first of three ...

NASA kicked off a 378-day mission on Sunday in which a crew of four volunteers will be locked in a ground-based simulation of the planet Mars, at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The ...

Four volunteers will spend the next 378 days in a simulation of Mars, facing harsh, realistic challenges in tight quarters under NASA’s watchful eye in preparation for a real-life mission to the red ...

NASA is searching for the next four-person crew to participate in a one-year program at Johnson Space Center in Houston, simulating life and conditions on the planet Mars. The mission will be the ...