Eli5: What are the main things holding humanity back when it comes to being able to Terraform a planet or other large celestial objects in space?

Question

Eli5: What are the main things holding humanity back when it comes to being able to Terraform a planet or other large celestial objects in space?

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Answer 1

Technology. Some people will say we have the tech, we really don’t. We aren’t even able to control the composition of our own atmosphere on a small level (controlling co2 for example) let alone on an alien planet.

Answer 2

Technology. Some people will say we have the tech, we really don’t. We aren’t even able to control the composition of our own atmosphere on a small level (controlling co2 for example) let alone on an alien planet.