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Erika Nesvold

Erika Nesvold, an astrophysicist, has worked as a researcher at NASA Goddard and the Carnegie Institution for Science. She is a developer for Universe Sandbox, a physics-based space simulator; cofounder of the nonprofit organization the JustSpace Alliance; the creator and host of the podcast Making New Worlds; and author of Off-Earth.

The Thorny Ethics of Making Alien Planets Habitable

Terraforming Mars could risk exterminating the very lifeforms we dream of discovering.

February 15, 2024