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 ...

One part of this plan would require increasing the planet’s atmospheric pressure, and one scientist suggests that capturing ...

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"You could pull up Google Earth images of places like Utah, zoom out, and you’d see the similarities to Mars." ...

In the long term, these efforts could extend to the entire planet to make Mars "Earth-like." This process is known as "terraforming," and many proposals have been made over the past 50 years.

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 ...

Explore the immense technological challenge and potential for a second habitable planet by terraforming Venus ... s unconventional NASA pick signals Mars intentions in confirmation hearing ...

Martian soil contains perchlorates, harmful to humans. There have been numerous theories on how human beings might terraform Mars and render the Red Planet habitable. Some scientists have proposed ...

Visit ancient Mars—a surprisingly temperate planet where snow or rain falls from the sky, and rivers rush down valleys to ...

A Polish scientist has proposed a radical solution to terraform Mars by smashing icy asteroids from the Kuiper Belt into the planet. This approach aims to release vast amounts of water and ...