Terraforming Mars is an idea that scientists have been actively researching, and maybe silica aerogel could be the answer
Solar System
Solar System
Space Exploration
Interplanetary pitstop: Using comets for breathable oxygen replenishment
Comets are a valuable source of breathable oxygen in the vast vacuum of space, and astronomers want to utilise that for future human space exploration
FutureTech
Future Tech: Floating colonies on Venus
Could this incredibly hostile planet support future colonies? We take a look…
Astronomy
Plate tectonics are not essential to a planets habitability
Heat-producing elements are thought to be a better indication of a planet’s ability to sustain life
Solar System
It’s Christmas on Mars! But does it snow on the Red Planet?
Could the fourth rock from the Sun have a white Christmas?
News
Martian trenches likely to become channels on Mars
Erosion-carved troughs may be infant versions of larger features known as Martian “spiders”
News
Asteroid bombardment helped to support early life on Earth
In the first billion years of Earth’s history, the planet was bombarded by primordial space rocks, while a faint Sun provided much less heat