US EditionTurning the Red Planet green? It's time to take terraforming Mars seriously, scientists say
- A new study published in May 2025 in Nature Astronomy argues that humanity should begin considering how to terraform Mars starting now.
- The study builds on past data from Mars rovers and evolving technologies like Starship and synthetic biology that now make terraforming a realistic possibility.
- It proposes a three-phase plan involving surface warming by at least 30 degrees Celsius, introducing extremophile microbes, and eventually developing a complex biosphere with breathable oxygen.
- Erika DeBenedictis, the study’s lead author, noted that three decades ago, making Mars habitable was considered unachievable, while co-author Edwin Kite emphasized the necessity of establishing outposts as humanity expands into space.
- The paper notes terraforming will take generations, urges ethical caution to preserve Mars’s history, and sees Mars as a vital testbed for planetary engineering that could also benefit Earth.
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