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 ...

Mars, for example, is the closest celestial body to Earth in terms of distance, but data shows its conditions are extremely hostile for life. Scientists accept that any proposal for terraforming ...

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A rock containing many smaller round stones could indicate that there was once a large amount of liquid water on the Red ...

It’s definitely a difficult plan, but then again, no one ever said terraforming Mars would be easy.

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 ...

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 ...

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.