Stories by Kirsi Lehto

Kirsi Lehto is an astrobiologist and a docent at the University of Turku, Finland.

Illustration of astronaut on planet Mars, looking at a martian colony

OpinionDecember 1, 2023

Mars Can Wait. Questions Surround Settlements on Other Worlds

Establishing a permanent Mars settlement in the foreseeable future makes little sense. The weakest reason for doing it is also the strongest—and not in a good way

Mikko M. Puumala, Oskari Sivula, Kirsi Lehto