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The participants will not be confined but will wear spacesuits whenever they step outside for geological expeditions, mapping studies or other tasks.

Freeze-dried food and 1 bathroom: 6 simulate Mars in dome

Crammed into a dome with one bathroom, six scientists will spend eight months munching on mostly freeze-dried foods.

21 Jan 2017 9:51 AM IST

Joshua Ehrlich, Laura Lark, Sam Payler, Brian Ramos, Jay Bevington, Ansley Barnard In this photo provided by the University of Hawaii, scientists Joshua Ehrlich, from left, Laura Lark, Sam Payler, Brian Ramos, Jay Bevington and Ansley Barnard, pose for a photo before they enter a geodesic dome called Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation, or HI-SEAS located 8,200 feet above sea level on Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaii, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. The four men and two women moved into their new simulated space home Thursday afternoon, as part of a human-behavior study that could help NASA as it draws up plans for sending astronauts on long missions to Mars.(AP)

Scientists enter Hawaii dome in eight-month Mars space mission study

Scientists enter Hawaii dome in eight-month Mars space mission study

21 Jan 2017 9:42 AM IST

Nasa will refrain from sending commands to its three orbiters and two rovers on Mars later this month, as movement of planets will curtail communication between planets.

No signals to Mars from Nasa

Data will keep coming from Mars to Earth, although loss or corruption of some bits is anticipated and the data will be...

18 July 2017 2:04 AM IST

The brick made using artificial Martian soil (Photo: AFP)

Technique to turn Mars or Moon rocks into concrete developed

Making Earth-style concrete requires large amounts of heat and energy, which would be very short supply for first human...

8 May 2017 7:52 AM IST

Bill Gates, along with a few of his billionaire friends, has launched a US$1 billion fund to support research into energy technologies that will help us address climate change. (Photo: AP)

Why we should send Bill Gates to Mars

It's a nice idea, but unfortunately most of these activities will only provide incremental improvements in reducing...

18 Jan 2017 8:32 PM IST

European Agency Mars lander Schiaparelli.

Computer glitch blamed for European Mars lander crash

For a safe landing Schiaparelli had to slow down from a speed of 21,000 kilometres (13,000 miles) per hour to zero.

24 Nov 2016 8:18 AM IST

A home designed to be away

A home designed to be away

An all-Indian team has set out to explore what Mars will be like to live on.

29 Jan 2017 4:45 AM IST

US Navy divers and other personnel practicing for recovery of Orion on its return from deep space missions, using a test version of the crew module (Photo: AFP)

NASA delays deep-space Orion test to 2019 due to costs

The first test flight of NASA's Orion capsule, designed to one day carry people to Mars, has been delayed until 2019

13 May 2017 7:40 AM IST

To understand how rainfall on Mars changed over time, the researchers had to consider how its atmosphere has changed.

Rains may have shaped Mars surface: study

The fourth planet from the Sun, Mars has geological features like the Earth and Moon

18 May 2017 8:14 AM IST

To understand how rainfall on Mars changed over time, the researchers had to consider how its atmosphere has changed.

Mars soil may be toxic to alien life: study

The surface of Mars contains a toxic cocktail of chemicals that can wipe out living organisms.

8 July 2017 8:27 AM IST

Mount Etna, in Sicily, is a test bed for the approximately three-foot high, four-wheeled machine ahead of a future mission to the moon. (Photo: screengrab)

Lunar robots put to the test on Europe's most active volcano

A robot wheels across a rocky, windswept landscape that looks like the surface of some distant planet from a science...

5 July 2017 7:54 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump plans man on Mars by 2030s

The Nasa Transition Authorisation Act gives the agency $19.5 billion for 2018.

23 March 2017 2:29 AM IST