Do you we'll ever live on Mars? If so, ever in our lifetime?
I personally think that science is getting to that point. but it will take 3 or 4 generations to get there, then another few years after that to make it safe for the general public.
I know that scientists are now working on how to convert dark matter into fuel. If this happens it can make a space craft travel at the speed of light. If this speed were attainable it wouldnt take long at all to reach mars. The question is, how long will it take for the scientists to find out how to harness this power. With the technology we have at the moment a manned mission to mars let alon colonisation is mind bogglingly expensive.The complications of a manned space craft include heating, food and water and enough fuel to return safely. It also has to be able to return safely which is costly in itslef.
@El_Dyablo_666, the things that Spirirt and Oppertunity found on Mars was wthings that trace back to water. That is the main thing. They found rocks that traced back to water, and almost everything was traced back to water.
@woody_7007, I am not diagreeing with you but it would be exceedingly hard to do that. They would first need to know how to get it without being controlled by it. You have to remember, dark matter is stronger then gravity.
yes but there have been experiments done in space by the worlds leading scientists and they are getting hold of it. However you are mistaken dark matter isnt the matter from a black hole or anything like that. In fact scientists think it makes up for 20% of the mass of the universe. It is common throughout space and can be seen in gravitational anomalies and curvings. Its not as hard to get a hold of as u think. People are very close to finding out how to do so. Then the refining of it into a fuel will be the next challenge.
Well, I will not debate on what you said because, as I reached, it is all true. So yes, it will be a challenge but they would first need to control it before they do anything.
@Sal37, if those are your favorite planets, then go life on them not Earth.
This isnt a thread about what your favourite planet is SAL37. Mars is the planet in question because its closest to us which has an atmosphere we could land on and because it could put to rest all of the speculation about life on mars and experiments could be done with the water there and hthings like that. Also at this rate we will need a new planet by 2050 due to global warming and overpopulationso i can see colonisation of the solar system being a priority although i think we as mankind will start with the moon first.
Woody_7007, Mar's atmoshpere is unlike ours and is exceedingly hard to land on. The atmoshpere is full of gases that can tear up anything that goes through it. The only way how they got Spirirt and Oppertunity in there was Duct tape and scrap metal.
I am not saying it is similar but it is at least feasible. Also i never said it would be easy to land on which is why i said it would be very difficult for manned spacecraft. It is the only planet in the solar system within reasonable distance that has a solid surface and an atmosphere which wouldnt destroy the craft. I mean all the other planets are made of gas which you obviously cant land on or they have extremely toxic atmospheres so mars is still our best shot at landing there.
@Pegasus- How can Mars' atmosphere be "full of gases that can tear up anything that goes through it?" It has almost no gas in its atmosphere because it has no magnetic field to protect itself from solar radiation that strips gases away.
well they have succeded in getting robots through the atmosphere and onto the plant there are no trees or anything so.......no air i dont think we could live ther cause we cant make air.............or can we?
