Four volunteers will soon be sealed inside an imitation Mars habitat on Earth, simulating a year-long mission to the Red Planet ahead of the real deal. On October 19, the volunteers will step foot inside their new home and not emerge until Halloween 2026,

Mars is known for its barren desert landscape and dry climate. But two recent studies in the journals Nature and Science go beneath the surface, exploring the interior of the red planet using seismic data from NASA’s InSight mission.

A recently resurfaced image taken byNASA’s Mars Global Surveyor is reigniting public fascination with the Red Planet. The photo, which shows what appears to be a square-like formation on the Martian surface,

Highlighting its intent to send humans to Mars, NASA has announced that it will soon be embarking on a year-long simulation of a Mars mission using four research volunteers.

Renowned space agency NASA has confirmed its Mars Rover has found the remains of a 1984 Pontiac Fiero on the surface of the Red Planet.

The two Viking spacecraft both consisted of an orbiter and a lander. Viking 1 entered Mars’ orbit on June 19, 1976, and successfully landed on the surface on July 20, 1976, which was also the seventh anniversary of the first human Moon landing. Viking 2 followed, landing on Sept. 3, 1976, at a site farther to the northwest.