colonize

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The discovery that bacteria can colonize surfaces even when their normal swimming machinery fails has important health implications.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

That could be useful for SpaceX, which recently pushed back its plan to colonize Mars.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

In his memo, Musk advertised big plans for SpaceX and Starship, the mega-rocket at the center of his plans to colonize Mars and launch dozens of satellites at a time.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

Stories of a magical empire, a rift in the heavens, a plan to colonize Mars and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

With no other accessible islands to colonize, the Moriori had to remain in the Chathams, and to learn how to get along with each other.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond