Do We Need to Colonize Mars
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Essay Project 2
Class Time 1:30 According to Stephen Hawking, the famous astrophysicist, "Our only chance at long term survival is not to remain on Earth but to spread into space." Mars has been called the red planet, and it is the fourth planet away from the sun. Also, Mars has been called Earth's sister because the relative similarities between them. Earth's human population is growing day after day, and the cities are expanding very fast. Also, more sources are being consumed by humans, so it is really necessary for humans to attempt to colonize Mars. One reason is that when our sun bloats up into a red giant, it will expand to consume Earth's orbit. The expansion of the sun will boil all the water on Earth. Earth will not be able to sustain life because the high temperature. Our planet will be like a ball of fire nothing can live on it. For example, Britannica, the famous online encyclopedia, says that as the sun gets closer to its death, the sun will enter its red giant phase and expand to approximately 100 times its current size, it will engulf Venus. Most of sources that our planet has, will be lost by the expansion of the sun, so the only solution that humans have, is to attempt to colonize Mars. Another reason is that due to the latest events especially the threat of North Korea to attack America using a nuclear bombs; Earth is on the edge of a third world war. The world powers have developed many nuclear weapons, and most countries that have the nuclear powers are eager to use them against each other. For example, according to CNN, the famous news channel, the world was on the edge of a nuclear war between America and Cuba because of the Cuban missile crisis in 1960s. The spread of the nuclear power can cause a massive disaster on Earth. The nuclear power can be a factor that will destroy life on Earth. Some people say that human beings do not have the ability to colonize Mars. Also, Mars is far away from Earth, and
Essay Project 2
Class Time 1:30 According to Stephen Hawking, the famous astrophysicist, "Our only chance at long term survival is not to remain on Earth but to spread into space." Mars has been called the red planet, and it is the fourth planet away from the sun. Also, Mars has been called Earth's sister because the relative similarities between them. Earth's human population is growing day after day, and the cities are expanding very fast. Also, more sources are being consumed by humans, so it is really necessary for humans to attempt to colonize Mars. One reason is that when our sun bloats up into a red giant, it will expand to consume Earth's orbit. The expansion of the sun will boil all the water on Earth. Earth will not be able to sustain life because the high temperature. Our planet will be like a ball of fire nothing can live on it. For example, Britannica, the famous online encyclopedia, says that as the sun gets closer to its death, the sun will enter its red giant phase and expand to approximately 100 times its current size, it will engulf Venus. Most of sources that our planet has, will be lost by the expansion of the sun, so the only solution that humans have, is to attempt to colonize Mars. Another reason is that due to the latest events especially the threat of North Korea to attack America using a nuclear bombs; Earth is on the edge of a third world war. The world powers have developed many nuclear weapons, and most countries that have the nuclear powers are eager to use them against each other. For example, according to CNN, the famous news channel, the world was on the edge of a nuclear war between America and Cuba because of the Cuban missile crisis in 1960s. The spread of the nuclear power can cause a massive disaster on Earth. The nuclear power can be a factor that will destroy life on Earth. Some people say that human beings do not have the ability to colonize Mars. Also, Mars is far away from Earth, and