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Mars 2210

Ever wondered what we’re going to be up to in a couple of centuries time? Science fiction author extraordinaire Stephen Baxter reckons we could have colonised Mars by then. 

In the April issue:

How we’d terraform the Red Planet 

by Stephen Baxter

Mining the Moon

Stuart Clark looks at the resources we could get - and how. 

Moving fast

We meet the man who researches warp drive and hyperspace travel.

Meet the alien neighbours

We find out what the folk next door could look like.

PLUS:

Features: Next-gen lie detectors, Infinity unravelled, How to solve puzzles, Media streamers on test, The patients that die for an hour in order to live.
  • Q&A: Find out who owns the Moon
  • Megapixel: Amazing images of extraordinary eyes
  • Update: The biggest stories from the science and technology world
  • Objects of Desire: Xero skateboard & a real man’s watch
  • Tried & Tested: Media streamers on test in the Focus labs
  • Mindgames: Puzzles that’ll baffle the biggest brain, and a crossword to confound the cleverest of clogs
  • Instant Genius: taller footballers get blamed for more fouls
On Sale Date: 
Thu, 2010-03-11
Issue Number: 
214
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