Mars

Trump signs NASA funding bill, sets goal of human on Mars

Posted in Science on 22nd Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

President Trump on Tuesday signed a bill authorizing funding for NASA while setting a new goal to send humans to Mars.

Warming Mars and thickening its atmosphere can be done in 10-100 years

Posted in Science on 17th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

If all the solar incident on Mars were to be captured then Mars would warm to Earth-like temperatures in about 10 years.

US Government Issues NASA Demand, 'Get Humans to Mars By 2033'

Posted in Science on 9th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

Both chambers of Congress just passed the NASA Authorization Act of 2017.

NASA Considers Magnetic Shield to Help Mars Grow Its Atmosphere

Posted in Science on 5th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

NASA Planetary Science Division Director, Jim Green, says launching a magnetic shield could help warm Mars and possibly allow it to become habitable.

Nasa wants to 3d print habitats with metal extracted from martian soil

Posted in Science on 25th Feb, 2017
by Alex Muller

scientists are studying the various ways to make goods on Mars rather than carry materials there.