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HOW WE’LL DIE ON MARS • Establishing a permanent human presence on the Red Planet will be risky, but researchers are finding solutions that will keep future residents alive long enough to die peacefully. Here’s how it could happen.

PART ONE: PERILOUS VOYAGE

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PART TWO: SURVIVING THE LANDING

PART THREE: MARS IS TRYING TO KILL US

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CAN STRUCTURAL BATTERIES SAVE ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT? • The two largest aircraft manufacturers in the world have snubbed battery-operated aircraft. Researchers in Europe think they might have (part of) a solution: Make the plane out of the battery.

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