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A manned trip to Mars would take roughly six months using available launch options and current chemical rocket technology, according to the new study. The Red Planet has atmosphere, moderate surface gravity, abundant water and carbon dioxide, and range of essential minerals - making it an attractive target for potential human colonization.

But a one-way mission to Mars would be accompanied by obvious and undeniable risks. However, danger is often an inherent part of exploration, and has been throughout history, the researchers said.

From the page: Worden said NASA is also funding a new program to develop microwave thermal propulsion for getting to orbit. "The idea is if you can beam power to the spaceship, so you don't have to carry all the fuel; and then you use that energy from a laser or microwave power to heat a propellant; it gets you a pretty big factor of improvement. I think that's one way of getting off the world."

From the page: Researchers at Columbia University's Fu Foundation School of Engineering who proved that graphene is the strongest material ever measured said that "It would take an elephant, balanced on a pencil, to break through a sheet of graphene the thickness of Saran Wrap."

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From the page: Kepler Scientist: 'Galaxy is Rich in Earth-Like Planets'