Near-surface water ice could supply essential resources for future human exploration on the Red Planet. Before sending people ...

Liquid water on Earth is the reason humans can thrive on this planet. If we ever want to colonize the stars beyond our home ...

When you’re on a camping trip, you might have to pack your own food and maybe something to filter or treat water that you find. But imagine your campsite is in space, where there’s no water, and ...

If we could farm in space, astronauts would have fresh, familiar foods. Those plants could recycle air and water. Plus, it feels good to be around plants. Once more people – and maybe even cats – can ...

"What we need is definitive measurements of the ice content." Earth's moon is a treasure trove of resources. Space agencies around the world are planning missions to access and use lunar volatiles, ...

Discovered: Mars exhibits signs of plate tectonics; the natural form of a recently developed substance came from space; bacteria is drinking water is healthy; circuits at your fingertips. Space rock.

"Ice in the rest of the universe has long been considered a snapshot of liquid water – that is, a disordered arrangement fixed in place. Our findings show this is not entirely true." Water ice is ...