NASA is deep into its Artemis mission, which serves to take astronauts on increasingly difficult missions till they reach Mars. With private companies like SpaceX also planning habitats on Mars, there is a lot of international interest in deep space exploration. One NASA partner, Adelaide University, Australia, has been conducting important research into reproduction off-world.
After all, how are we to conquer space and propagate civilization without population growth, aka babies? It’s so important that, evidently, Elon Musk offered his sperm to help colonize Mars, which is just gross; no one wants more Musks. However, according to The Guardian, our intrepid researchers have confirmed one predictable but funny fact which will throw a massive wrench into any human plans to settle on Mars or the Moon.
