Brief by Shorts91NewsDesk / 09:28am on 23 Mar 2025,Sunday Science
Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to send humans to Mars by 2029, aiming to establish a self-sustaining city within two decades. However, Mars presents formidable challenges: its atmosphere is about 100 times thinner than Earth's, lacking breathable oxygen and adequate pressure, exposing inhabitants to harmful cosmic and solar radiation. Temperatures fluctuate drastically, from daytime highs of 70°F to nighttime lows below -100°F. Massive dust storms can last for weeks, hindering visibility and damaging equipment. Liquid water is absent, necessitating advanced technologies to extract and utilize ice deposits. Additionally, Mars' gravity is only 38% of Earth's, potentially leading to muscle atrophy and bone density loss in settlers. (PC: TechCrunch & CNN)
