The concept of terraforming Mars — transforming the planet’s climate to support life as we know it — has long belonged to the realm of science fiction. But a new study argues that it’s time to take the idea seriously.
“Thirty years ago, terraforming Mars wasn’t just hard — it was impossible,” said Erika DeBenedictis, CEO of Pioneer Labs and lead author of the new paper. “But new technology like [SpaceX’s] Starship and synthetic biology have now made it a real possibility.”
The paper debates the complex ethical questions that must be considered if we’re to terraform Mars and lays the blueprint for a potential path forward.
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