Star*Quest Radio is a space podcast produced in collaboration with the Fort Wayne Astronomical Society, that aims to inspire people to look up at their local night-sky with a new understanding.

This episode is about humans colonizing Mars and the obstacles that future astronauts will have to face while inhabiting the red planet. I talk with Tirthak Saha, recently listed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Engineering, where he discusses the research he has done on the subject. I also talk with Mark Anderson of the Fort Wayne Astronomical Society, where he discusses the winter night sky and what you might look forward to seeing in it.