The concept of terraforming Mars — transforming the planet's climate to support life as we know it — has long belonged to the realm of science fiction. But a new study argues that it's time to take ...

My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers, As the prospect of human settlements on Mars draws closer to reality than we could have realistically imagined pre-SpaceX, so does the concept of ...

We’re all revved up for the landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars today, but that doesn’t stop us from dreaming about a more distant future, when Mars is terraformed and turns from a red planet into ...

A new study suggests plans to terraform Mars should be accelerated, building what it calls a "base camp" for further expansion into the solar system and the wider galaxy. Although opponents argue that ...

We could raise Mars’s average global temperature by tens of degrees within a few decades. SpaceX Starship combined with proposed new warming techniques, could potentially raise Mars’s temperature by ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On Episode 172 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest host Rick Jenet are joined by Erika ...

When it comes to the question of which planet humanity could one day call home, the obvious choice might seem to be Mars. But ...

The potential for sending payloads and people to Mars is therefore becoming plausible in a way that it never has before. Mars ...