A 3D-printed concept of a Mars colony. 3D printing could be one of the core technologies a Mars colony will depend on to make spare parts and even build structures. A 3D-printed concept of a Mars ...

Throughout history, when pioneers set out across uncharted territory to settle in distant lands, they carried with them only the essentials: tools, seeds and clothing. Anything else would have to come ...

At a test facility in rural Illinois, engineers fabricate structural segments for buildings. But instead of using typical assembly techniques, here at this dirt-floor arena with tightly controlled ...

This clever art installation shows a CGI animation that’s been converted into a real life frame-by-frame depiction of the animation with 3D printing. As in, the artists took the digital animation they ...

Space pioneers will bring 3D printers with them to make the tools, structures and habitats space pioneers need to survive in a hostile alien environment. JumlongCh JumlongCh/Getty Editor’s note: The ...

As NASA’s 3D-printing habitat challenge moves into the third phase, 3D printing on the surface of Mars looks more plausible. NASA continues to award money to the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, a $2.5 ...

Forget the moon. The next giant leap for mankind could be building a habitat on Mars. The fourth planet from the sun may be cold – Martian winters can reach -190 degrees Fahrenheit (-87 degrees ...

A team competing in NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge worked with Techmer PM to develop materials that could one day be used to house human visitors to Mars. Teams of citizen inventors are ...

Just like checking your bag on a commercial airline, space travel comes with some pretty big weight restrictions. How big? According to estimates, reaching space costs a whopping $10,000 per pound, ...

When the first human settlers land on Mars, they'll be spending a lot of time indoors, and now you can design what that Martian base might be like with a new 3D printing contest. The 3D printer ...