• Question: Could people survive on any other planet except earth ?

    Asked by telishallen to Asif, Laura, Lena, Sean, Viv on 16 Mar 2012. This question was also asked by ogoldfinch09.
    • Photo: Sean Murphy

      Sean Murphy answered on 15 Mar 2012:

      It is possible, but at the moment we would need to transport all of the food, water and energy from earth. This would cost too much money. Hopefully we will find ways to generate all of these things while on the other planet.

    • Photo: Viv Lyons

      Viv Lyons answered on 15 Mar 2012:

      If other planets had their own supply of these, especially water, it would make things a lot easier.

    • Photo: Lena Ciric

      Lena Ciric answered on 15 Mar 2012:

      Mars is probably the best candidate as an alternative home for us. It has an atmosphere (although it’s thinner than ours) and ice has been found there confirming the presence of water. However, it’s very cold (between -60 to -140 degrees C) and gravity is much less than on Earth. It would be hard work living there!

    • Photo: Laura Waters

      Laura Waters answered on 16 Mar 2012:

      We could if we spent enough money supporting the project but I don’t think we have enough cash spare at the moment. I hope we do continue to explore space though as we learn a lot from it.

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