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One day, we\u2019re going to see humans living on Mars.<\/p>\n
It might sound like something from science fiction, but currently international space agencies and private space companies are vying to be the first to get humans onto the Red Planet.<\/p>\n
And when they do, it is hoped that \u2013 in the long run at least \u2013 human colonies can be established there.<\/p>\n
But there\u2019s a long way to go yet, with huge obstacles including radiation, a thin atmosphere, and a lack of food, warmth and oxygen really hampering the ability for humans to make a life there.<\/p>\n
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Of course, Earth does already have a presence on Mars in the form of the Mars Rovers and Mars Orbiters.<\/p>\n
And recent communications from ESA\u2019s Mars Orbiters sent vital information about two huge solar storms back in May 2024 that caused spectacular auroras visible across swathes of the Earth.<\/p>\n
But, as a research team report<\/a> in the journal\u00a0Nature Communications, the effects on Mars were intense \u2013 showing just how challenging life on the Red Planet would be.<\/p>\n As Mars was pummelled by electrons from the solar storm (an increase of up to 278%), the Mars Orbiters were hit by computer errors \u2013 but if humans had been present on the planet, things would have been a whole lot worse.<\/p>\n NASA<\/p>\n That\u2019s because, unlike the geomagnetic field and thick atmosphere that blankets Earth and protects us from the worst of the Sun\u2019s harmful radiation, Mars has only a thin atmosphere surrounding it.<\/p>\n This means that their bodies would be receiving the brunt of the solar storm, if they weren\u2019t living in sealed, controlled environments \u2013 and, as the ESA\u2019s Colin Wilson explained in a statement<\/a>, this has huge implications for future Mars missions:<\/p>\n \u201cThe results improve our understanding of Mars by revealing how solar storms deposit energy and particles into Mars\u2019s atmosphere \u2013 important as we know the planet has lost both huge amounts of water and most of its atmosphere to space, most likely driven by the continual wind of particles streaming out from the Sun. But there\u2019s another side to it: the structure and contents of a planet\u2019s atmosphere influence how radio signals travel through space. If Mars\u2019s upper atmosphere is packed full of electrons, this could block the signals we use to explore the planet\u2019s surface via radar, making it a key consideration in our mission planning \u2013 and impacting our ability to investigate other worlds.\u201d<\/p>\n Sure we might have humans living on the moon in future decades, but you\u2019d have to be brave to want to be among the first to try it out.<\/p>\n If you thought that was interesting, you might like to read about a second giant hole has opened up on the sun\u2019s surface. Here\u2019s what it means.<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\tCategories: NATURE\/SPACE<\/a>, SCI\/TECH<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n
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