NASA has officially unveiled the four-person crew chosen for its second CHAPEA mission — short for Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog — a 378-day simulation of a human mission to Mars.

This is a simulation of that flyby, with closest approach to Martian moon Deimos taking place at 12:07 GMT and Mars occurring at 12:51 GMT. It was made using SPICE (Spacecraft, Planet, Instrument, ...

Water is the essence of life. When scientists discovered permafrost ice caps on Mars’ north pole in 1976, the news immediately sparked speculation about potential life on the red planet. The later ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nasa is looking for volunteers to join its latest simulation. Pictured are the inaugural crew of NASA's Mars simulation program in ...

The sandbox portion of the Crew Health and Performance Analog, where research volunteers participate in simulated walks on the surface of Mars. Credit: NASA HOUSTON—NASA has selected four crewmembers ...

Living and working on Mars won’t be easy, as this four-person crew recently learned, given the intense workload, extreme isolation, and cramped conditions they faced. Reading time 2 minutes A ...

The prospect of living on other planets, easily achieved in fictional Hollywood productions, isn't so simple for the scientific community. The amount of research and data it takes to accomplish such a ...

A single asteroid impact may explain both Deimos’ huge south-polar depression and the thick blanket of debris covering the Martian moon. Simulations point to a roughly 320-meter asteroid striking at ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Mars Colony Simulator Build humanity’s first home on Mars. Mine resources in first person, construct life-sustaining domes, grow lush vegetation, and launch ...