Nuking Mars Will Not Meet Planetary-Protection Standards
Credit: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Systems
SpaceX founder Elon Musk raised some (more) eyebrows with his suggestion that in order to colonize Mars with humans, it may be necessary to start by nuking the planet’s polar icecaps. Musk made the remarks to late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert, a comedian, but he wasn’t joking. Later he...
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