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Algae grown under Mars-like conditions could make bioplastic building materials for structures to harbor life in space.

If humans are ever going to live beyond Earth, they'll need to construct habitats. But transporting enough industrial material to create livable spaces would be incredibly challenging and expensive.

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The mission will also carry its own orbital communications equipment, he added. “Then for communications on Mars, we'll be using a version of Starlink to provide internet on Mars,” Musk said.

Elon Musk’s vision to colonize Mars might sound like the plot of a science fiction novel, but it’s quickly becoming a reality. With his private space exploration company, SpaceX, Musk has set his ...

The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the ...

While the world watches Elon Musk aim for Mars, China has been quietly building and rehearsing for their own Martian colony - and their plan is more real than you think. With simulation bases already ...

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India, Poland and Hungary are back in human spaceflight. SpaceX launched the countries’ first astronauts in more than 40 ...

Since the 1960s, humans have set out to discover what Mars can teach us about how planets grow and evolve, and whether it has ever hosted alien life. So far, only uncrewed spacecraft have made the ...