Moon explorers could one day build their houses from bricks made out of lunar soil, or regolith, using just the energy of the sun, according to a new experiment by the European Space Agency (ESA).

Explorers planning to settle on Mars might be able to turn the planet's soil into bricks without needing to use an oven or additional ingredients. Instead, they would need to apply pressure to compact ...

Getting humans to Mars is one thing, but they’ll also need to be able to survive on the surface to stay for any great length of time. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or ...

Mars colonists could be able to build themselves handsome red-brick dwellings with very little trouble at all – just a few swings of a hammer. Engineers from the University of California San Diego ...

The prospect of a city on Mars where humans could live permanently just edged a little closer. Scientists have discovered the soil on the Red Planet can be used to make a building material stronger ...

The most important task before winter arrives is harvesting, ensuring that nothing is wasted in what amounts to an entire season of work. Gathering and preparing all the produce for market or storage ...