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Martian Soil Could Be Used to Build a Colony

Posted in Science on 28th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller

Engineers from the University of California in San Diego have created bricks composed of simulated Martian regolith (soil).

Mars colony could 3D-print stuff from Red Planet dust

Posted in Science on 20th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller

A technique could allow the first humans on Mars to 3D print everything from tools to temporary housing out of a tough rubber-like material using only Martian dust.

Saturn moon may be 'able to support life'

Posted in Science on 15th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller

Saturn's ice-crusted moon Enceladus may now be the single best place to go to look for life beyond Earth.

Atmosphere found around Earth-like planet GJ 1132b

Posted in Science on 7th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller

Scientists say they have detected an atmosphere around an Earth-like planet for the first time.

We finally know what happened to (most of) Mars' missing atmosphere

Posted in Science on 31st Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

When Mars had an atmosphere four billion years ago, it probably looked a lot like Earth; warm, wet, and habitable.