Colonizing Mars: NASA Say Magnetic Shield Could Restore Red Planet’s Atmosphere
The idea of colonizing Mars has just become more real as NASA have suggested launching a huge magnetic shield in space in order to restore the Red Planet’s atmosphere. This new magnetic shield would be able to protect Mars from fierce solar winds and might also be able to completely transform the Martian environment so that it would no longer be the dry planet it is today and would have liquid water in abundance.
When people think of Mars, oftentimes the image that is conjured is one of a barren, rocky planet, similar to Tatooine in Star Wars. However, at one point in time, Mars had a thick atmosphere, which means that there may have been liquid water oceans on the Red Planet coupled with a more comfortable temperature.
