Black holes are the behemoths of the universe, with not even light able to escape their clutches. It’s no wonder, therefore, that science fiction has always been fascinated by the question: what would ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A test pilot and instructor from Edwards Air Force Base has been selected as one of four volunteers to take part in a yearlong ...

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to live on Mars? NASA is looking for volunteers for a yearlong mission that will simulate what living on the red planet might be like. On Feb. 16, NASA put ...

NASA is considering using the popular benchmarking tool CapFrameX to measure the frame rate of its new cockpit simulator systems. These hand-built systems are designed to emulate the latest supersonic ...

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HOUSTON, Texas -- Starting Sunday night, a team of four volunteers will spend the next year inside a 1,700 square foot 3-D printed habitat at Johnson Space Center. The team is simulating what it would ...

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 ...

METECS will provide simulation and software services for space-based vehicle models. Credit: Michael Barad/Timothy Sandstrom/NASA/Ames HOUSTON—NASA has selected Houston-based MacLean Engineering & ...

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 ...