Life on Mars ‘absolutely exhilarating’: Nasa scientist’s year in a simulation

Habitat built to replicate the red planet's conditions when astronauts land - ambitiously set for the late 2030s

Ask Anca Selariu what it was like living on Mars for a year, and there is no hesitation in her answer: absolutely exhilarating".

The US navy microbiologist is one of four Nasa crew members who returned to Earth earlier this month after becoming the first humans to reside on the red planet, or at least the closest thing the US space agency currently has to it.