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The idea of colonizing exoplanets if Earth becomes uninhabitable is "completely crazy," according to Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Michel Mayor.

Nobel-Winning Astrophysicist Says We’ll Never Colonize Exoplanets

By Kristin Houser

To feed colonists on Mars, we'll need to find a way to produce food there — and a team of researchers thinkgs it knows the best wait to go about it.

Here’s How We Could Feed a Million People on Mars

By Kristin Houser

Giving birth in space might cause changes to the human body, including new skin tones and bigger heads, predicts evolutionary biologist Scott Solomon.

Biologist: Babies Born in Space Might Not Be Fully Human

By Kristin Houser

The first off-world baby could be born as soon as 2024.

This Startup Wants to Send a Pregnant Woman to Space to Give Birth

By Kristin Houser

Want to Breathe on Mars? A Sea-Dwelling Bacteria Could Make That Possible.

Want to Breathe on Mars? A Sea-Dwelling Bacteria Could Make That Possible.

By Kristin Houser

Our Bodies Aren’t Built to Have Babies on Mars – So Let’s Alter our DNA

Our Bodies Aren’t Built to Have Babies on Mars – So Let’s Alter our DNA

By Kristin Houser

multiplanetary species

The Inside Scoop on Elon Musk’s Plan to Make “Insurance for Life as We Know It”

By Chelsea Gohd

NASA to Test Nuclear Reactor Designed to Power Future Mars Colony

NASA to Test Nuclear Reactor Designed to Power Future Mars Colony

NASA’s Newest Mars Rover Will Focus on Finding Evidence of Ancient Martian Life

NASA’s Newest Mars Rover Will Focus on Finding Evidence of Ancient Martian Life

By Patrick Caughill

Will Humans One Day Colonize the Universe?

Will Humans One Day Colonize the Universe?