Mars will be colonized by humans by the year 2050, as long as autonomous mining processes quickly become more commercially viable. Is Elon Musk trying to colonize Mars? SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk remains focused on his vision for the company: Establishing a permanent human presence on Mars, withRead More →
Mars will be colonized by humans by the year 2050, as long as autonomous mining processes quickly become more commercially viable. That’s the view of Professor Serkan Saydam from UNSW Sydney in the wake of the amazing landing on Mars by NASA’s Perseverance rover. Why does Elon Musk want toRead More →
Humans will need self-sustaining water, food and oxygen to survive on Mars. Extracting water locked up in ice will be crucial, but with the recent discovery of flowing water on Mars may not be too difficult. Can we colonize Mars? Mars will be colonized by humans by the year 2050,Read More →
On Feb. 18, 2021, NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover makes its final descent to the Red Planet. Here are some of the ways you can take part in this landing. Is there a Mars mission in 2026? NASA will send millions of names to Mars on its next mission in 2026Read More →
In 2001, Hawking predicted that the human race would become extinct within the next thousand years, unless colonies could be established in space. In 2010, he stated that humanity faces two options: either we colonize space within the next two hundred years, or we will face the long-term prospect ofRead More →
CAN WE MEET OUR BASIC HUMAN NEEDS ON MARS? … And we know, since humans survive and thrive on Earth, that our planet definitely has the ‘just right‘ conditions – what we call the ‘Goldilocks Conditions’ – for human life to exist. How close is Mars to the Goldilocks zone?Read More →
Just in time for the Veronica Mars movie release on March 14th, Amazon has made the cult hit show’s three seasons available on-demand to Prime subscribers. Through a deal with Warner Bros, Amazon has secured exclusive rights to the show, in fact, so you won’t find it on Netflix, Vudu,Read More →
Mars’ atmosphere is dominated by carbon dioxide (CO₂) at a concentration of 96%. Oxygen is only 0.13%, compared with 21% in Earth’s atmosphere. … The waste product is carbon monoxide, which is vented to the Martian atmosphere. Where did all the water on Mars go? But most of the water,Read More →
Mars is a valuable place for exploration because it can be reached in 6 ½ months, is a major opportunity for scientific exploration, and has been mapped and studied for several decades. … Beyond the study of life itself, there are a number of different benefits of Mars exploration. WhyRead More →
Mars has a much thinner atmosphere than Earth and doesn’t have a global magnetic shield, so humans on the planet’s surface would be at risk of exposure to solar and cosmic radiation. Can humans live underground on Mars? A Mars habitat is a place that humans can live in onRead More →