Living on mars

How your protagonist's plans to depart from the planet can make a little more sense.

If humans are to live on Mars they will need a stable supply of food. Earth plants are not suited to the Mars climate but we can engineer plants that are.

The first people to live on Mars have already been born. Learn more what it'll take to colonize the red planet.

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Imagine the year is 2187 and Mars has become a bustling hub of activity. Humans have been living on the red planet for over a century, and the once-barren landscape is now dotted with cities and towns!

Humans have the rockets to get to Mars. But do we have the political technology to govern?

Mars would not be an easy home for human colonists. See how in this Space.com infographic.

Cold, bathed in radiation and far from Earth, living on Mars would strain our mental and bodily limits. The prospect for a long-term settlement is bleak

The idea of humanity moving to Mars isnt just silly. Its harmful

Ever since SpaceX CEO and Bond villain Elon Musk announced his plans to establish a colony on Mars by the end of the century, the question on everybody’s mind has been, “What’s for space dinner?” Will it be all Impossible Burgers and 3-D printed beef? Will we establish dome farms on Ganymede? What about dehydrated Pizza Hut? According to a new article in New Space, a scientific journal on extraterrestrial entrepreneurship and innovation, the Martian food pyramid will consist of lab-grown