space colonies

This image of Jezero Crater on Mars shows a layer of mineral data measured from orbit. The green color represents carbonates – minerals that form in aqueous environments under conditions that may be favorable for preserving signs of ancient life. NASA's Perseverance rover is currently studying the green area above the Jezero alluvial fan (center). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/JHU-APL

How Earth's most resilient microorganisms could help us colonize Mars

Scientists are beginning to unravel how microbial systems, shaped by billions of years of evolution on Earth, might be recruited to build the first shelters on Mars. By examining how certain bacteria communicate,
Building space colonies. Illustration using artificial intelligence

Jeff Bezos predicts: Millions of people will live in outer space

While Elon Musk plans a colony on Mars, Bezos presents a different vision: a true space economy that would provide work for humans in data centers and server farms in orbit around Earth – but the question is
An edible plant greenhouse on Mars. Image: shutterstock

White wine on the red planet

Simulation of astronauts on Mars, according to SpaceX's vision to colonize the planet. Source: SpaceX.

Twenty big questions about the future of humanity

A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

Venus settlement in floating cities