{
  "id": 227951,
  "title": "Tech barons dream of human colonies on Mars – but I can’t think of a worse place to die | Jordan Prosser",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/tech-barons-dream-of-human-colonies-on-mars-but-i-cant-think-of-a",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-06T15:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/07/tech-barons-dream-of-human-colonies-on-mars-but-i-cant-think-of-a-worse-place-to-die"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Humans love to do stupid things to reach far-off places – but even the wildest frontiers on Earth have at least the possibility of a return home Like hoverboards, teleportation or a pair of smart glasses that doesn’t make you look like an absolute twat, space colonisation is a technological advent long-promised but as yet undelivered. Before Neil Armstrong even set foot on the moon, the US…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}