Could we feed a city on Mars? This question is central to the future of space exploration and has serious repercussions on Earth, too. To date, a lot of thought has gone into how astronauts eat ...

As biologist and author Kelly Weinersmith and her husband, cartoon artist Zach Weinersmith, detail in their painstakingly researched 2023 book "A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We ...

The Red Planet and Earth align properly for interplanetary missions just once every 26 months. The next such opportunity ...

"The important thing is that we build a self-sustaining city on Mars as quickly as possible," the tech billionaire said during an appearance on the podcast Verdict with Ted Cruz, jointly hosted by ...

Probably not, Kelly and Zach Weinersmith argue in “A City on Mars.” By W. M. Akers W.M. Akers is a novelist, editor of the newsletter Strange Times, co-host of the film podcast I’ll Watch ...

If those landings go well, then the first crewed flights to Mars will be in 4 years.” But some experts say his aggressive projected timeline for building a city on Mars just isn’t realistic.

The planet Mars is home to thick layers of clay that can span hundreds of feet. Since they need water to form, these outcrops ...

which means that we can grow plants on Mars just by compressing the atmosphere.” “Flight rate will grow exponentially from there, with the goal of building a self-sustaining city in about 20 ...

Written by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith, “A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?” won the 2024 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book ...

As a kind of living embodiment of the dangers of techno-optimism, Elon Musk recently declared he means to create a self-sustaining settlement of 1 million people on Mars in the next 30 years.

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