One part of this plan would require increasing the planet’s atmospheric pressure, and one scientist suggests that capturing celestial objects from the Kuiper Belt—which are full of the necessary light ...

Terraforming exoplanets is a recurring theme in science fiction, especially regarding Mars. In many futuristic visions, it’s the first step toward galactic colonization. Kim Stanley Robinson’s ...

These discoveries could have applications beyond Mars, benefiting life on Earth and expanding our knowledge of the universe. The pursuit of terraforming Mars is not just about colonization but ...

Depending on whom you talk to, terraforming could take anywhere ... The lack of gravity may cause humans on Mars to evolve differently than on Earth. Mars has one-third the gravity of Earth ...

THERE are lots of ideas on how humans can terraform Mars ... lichen that can survive Mars-like conditions. But a Polish scientist says the physics of growing Earth's hardiest plants on Mars ...