NASA has shared footage showing astronauts using VR headsets to learn what it will be like aboard the Lunar Gateway space station. The Lunar Gateway will orbit the moon and be used mainly for getting ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Astronauts are already practicing living aboard the first space station ...

NASA has been involved with the development of virtual reality (VR) technology since it was simply a concept. For the space agency, it is much more than a means of entertainment, it is helping to ...

Last week, NASA released a new crowdsourcing competition to build out a virtual reality Mars simulator. The agency would be able to use the simulator to prepare astronauts for the various scenarios ...

Mars is a long way from home, and the trips between here and the Red Planet could be a long, lonely time. How can we keep astronauts from the psychological hazards of extended isolation in deep space?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA has shared footage showing astronauts using VR headsets to learn what it will be like aboard the Lunar Gateway space station.