August 9, 2024 7:20 PM

Scientists propose warming up Mars by using heat-trapping ‘glitter’

The idea of transforming Mars into a world more hospitable to human habitation is a regular feature of science fiction. But could this be done in real life? Scientists are now proposing a new approach to warm up Earth's planetary neighbor by pumping engineered particles -similar in size to commercially available glitter and made of iron or aluminum - into the atmosphere as aerosols to trap escaping heat and scatter sunlight toward the Martian surface. The idea would be to augment the natural gr...