Sheel and his team found that when the atmosphere of Mars is laden with dust, the atmosphere becomes less conductive, ...

China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of competing U.S.-European efforts ...

A hidden box-lattice suggests groundwater sculpted Mars long after surface water fled; Curiosity’s drills aim to confirm the ...

Pioneer Labs, a non-profit research organization, is focused on engineering microbes, specifically extremophiles, to survive ...

Colonizing Mars and terraforming it to be a comfortable future home for humanity is quite the challenge. How would we go about it and how close is close enough for our purposes? How would we let ...

Scientists emphasize that it is possible to start preparing and implementing less ambitious projects now. «Future missions to the surface of Mars in 2028 or 2031 should include small-scale experiments ...

You'll get an ad-free account as a thank-you. More information: Erika Alden DeBenedictis et al, The case for Mars terraforming research, Nature Astronomy (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41550-025-02548-0 ...

The concept of terraforming Mars — transforming the planet's climate to support life as we know it — has long belonged to the realm of science fiction. But a new study argues that it's time to ...

The study's authors argue we should start the process as soon as we can. Perhaps introducing experiments to the surface as soon as 2028, or 2031, when the next Mars surface missions are planned.

However, new research suggests we could do more than just settle the Martian surface. It might actually be possible to terraform Mars. If reading that last sentence gave you pause, you aren’t alone.