The Wire

Life getting boring, need a change? How about some prime real estate on a planet near you. The services may be a little primitive but yes people are planning to emigrate to Mars as colonists. The training and selection process is exhaustive but plenty of hardy souls are lining up to give it a go. And what else may be out there? Stephen Hawking maintains that life beyond earth should exist if you look at probability.

National Science Week
Trip to Mars
Stephen Hawking announces search funds