Scientists are testing ways to construct buildings on Mars and the moon without hauling materials from Earth. One possible solution: 3D printed melted regolith. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here.

<p>Scientists are testing ways to construct buildings on Mars and the moon without hauling materials from Earth. One possible solution: 3D printed melted regolith. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/how-nasa-plans-to-melt-the-moon-and-build-on-mars/">here</a>.</p>

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