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Advances in synthetic biology, planetary engineering, and ultra-low-cost launch systems have dramatically altered how researchers view Mars terraforming. Once seen as an impossible sci-fi fantasy, ...

I am currently reading the science-fiction classic Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson with the New Scientist Book Club (it’s our April read). It’s fantastic, so any other trips to the Red Planet are ...

Transforming the red planet to support life has long been a dream of science fiction. Mars is now too cold to support life. Its atmosphere is also too thin to protect any living organisms from harmful ...

For All Mankind Season 5 focuses on scientific realism, grounded space exploration, and human-led conflict, as the creators ...

The idea of colonizing Mars has long been part of science fiction, but it’s increasingly being explored through real-world ...

Emily H. Wilson is wild for this sci-fi novel: I’ve not heard our sci-fi columnist recommend a book so wholeheartedly in all the time she’s written for us. It follows Mawukana na-Vdnaze, a deep-space ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. As the recent Worldcon 2025 Convention here in Seattle ...