Future plastic habitats on Mars could be created from locally grown algae that could then host more algae-growing operations. The first step of such a circular system has been shown to work in ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. — It might sound like something out of a science fiction story, but it's all-too-real for a team of Illinois students. A group of students from Southern Illinois University Carbondale ...

Landing on Mars once felt like a distant dream. Now, space agencies have sent rovers and landers to explore the Red Planet for decades. Scientists worldwide are thinking about how to make Mars a ...

Of the many challenges involved in sending humans on the journey to Mars, figuring out how to pack enough food for such a lengthy trip looms large. Of course, astronauts will need food on their way to ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - A group of students led by a researcher in southern Illinois are working on a project that could be used to grow crops in space. For the past seven months, the AlgaeUnlocked ...