MOXIE is the Mars Oxygen In-situ Resource Utilization Experiment, and in 2021 it succeeded in being the first experiment to extract oxygen from the plentiful carbon dioxide in Mars' atmosphere.

We've reported before on the idea of having a balloon explore the atmosphere of Venus, and we closely watched the progress of the Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment (MOXIE) as part of the Perseverance ...

There are many obstacles to overcome before humans can set foot on Mars, including problems surrounding launch mass and closed-loop systems and the hazards of space radiation.

Living on Mars will be no easy feat. Building viable living quarters would require an inflatable habitat that can be covered with a protective shell. But does Mars have any resources we could use to ...

Sierra Space’s experiment ... need oxygen to breathe but also to make rocket fuel for spacecraft that might launch from the moon and head to destinations further afield – including Mars.

China's Shenzhou-19 crew made oxygen and fuel via artificial photosynthesis on the Tiangong space station, aiding future moon and Mars missions ...

As NASA plans to establish a permanent Moon base via its Artemis program, it is looking to avoid the dangers of lunar ...