Cleaning a space toilet while on work experience was Claire Parfitt's first introduction to a career away from Earth's orbit.

The space agency has put out a call for its Moon & Mars Exploration Analog, which recreates the challenges of a long-duration ...

NASA is officially calling for research participants for the agency’s next simulated deep space mission set to start in August 2027.

A research volunteer uses augmented reality goggles to perform astronaut-like tasks during a simulated space mission.

"Intensive scientific exploration of Antarctica has been underway for about 70 years and it is still the only continent on ...

In 2011, when NASA faced a crisis due to the retirement of the Space Shuttle program, a speech by a female scientist drew ...

Claire Parfitt's early work experience cleaning a space toilet at 14 sparked an unexpected journey, now leading her to head ...

Claire Parfitt, once a work experience student cleaning a space toilet, now leads Mars exploration teams at the European Space Agency, shaping humanity's future on the Red Planet.

NASA has opened applications for a year-long Moon and Mars analog mission on Earth. The simulation will help shape astronaut safety, mission planning and habitat design for future lunar and Martian ...

A new rover prototype is teaching NASA scientists how to design robots that can think for themselves and navigate terrain ...

NASA officials said Tuesday that they are seriously considering sending the full-scale engineering model of the Perseverance ...

As part of plans to establish a lunar base, the space agency may send to the moon a spare test version of the rover — as well ...