terraforming Mars
New Study Shows Mars Could be Terraformed Using Resources that are Already There
The idea of terraforming Mars, making its atmosphere and environment more Earth-like for human settlement, goes back decades. During that…
The Rugged Desert Moss Best Equipped to Survive on Mars
For decades, we have seen Mars as a desolate landscape devoid of any signs of life. Attempt to identify ways…
A Comprehensive Blueprint for the Settlement of Mars
A new study considers all the challenges, benefits, and necessary steps for settling Mars.
An Absolutely Bonkers Plan to Give Mars an Artificial Magnetosphere
To terraform Mars, we will need to give it a protective magnetic field. Here's how we might do it.
Uh oh, Mars Doesn’t Have Enough Carbon Dioxide to be Terraformed
According to a new NASA-supported study, Mars does not have enough carbon dioxide to undergo the terraforming process
The Future of Space Colonization – Terraforming or Space Habitats?
At NASA's Planetary Science Vision 2050 Workshop, which took place last week, some interesting concepts for terraforming Mars and space…
How Bad is the Radiation on Mars?
Due to the lack of a magnetosphere and its very thin atmosphere, the surface of Mars is exposed to a…
How Do We Terraform Jupiter’s Moons?
Jupiter's four largest moons - the Galileans - have long been considered as possible sites for human habitation, and even…
How Do We Settle on Mars?
The idea of colonizing Mars has been explored at length, in fiction and as a real possibility. But what are…
Student Team Wants to Terraform Mars Using Cyanobacteria
While scientists believe that at one time, billions of years ago, Mars had an atmosphere similar to Earth's and was…