Hopes of colonising Mars rest on the premise that we could terraform the red planet, making it habitable for humans with a breathable atmosphere and clement temperatures. However, a recent study cast doubt on the idea, concluding that terraforming is impossible with present technology.
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-08-mars-moon.html#jCp
Source: Five reasons to forget Mars for now and return to the moon
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