Could we actually terraform Mars? A new scientific roadmap lays out the blueprint—and the risks

Reading the "Mars Trilogy" by Kim Stanley Robinson brings the benefits and pitfalls of efforts to terraform the red planet ...
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‘Mars can’t save you,’ says Kim Stanley Robinson

Few authors have shaped our collective imagination of Mars like Kim Stanley Robinson. His Mars Trilogy – Red Mars (1992), Green Mars (1993), and Blue Mars (1996) – remains a towering achievement in ...
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When did America stop dreaming big? On colonizing/exploring Mars and hating on Musk

What makes colonizing Mars a good idea? Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars trilogy Is probably the best example but it mostly uses the backdrop of Mars as a plot device ...