Mars-like soil can be pressed into strong bricks — which could make building easier on the Red Planet

Simulated Mars soil can be packed together into a solid brick-like material — without needing any added ingredients to hold it together. That might mean real Martian soil could be easily used as a tool for building structures like habitats on the Red Planet’s surface, which could make human missions to Mars less complicated to pull off.
A group of engineers figured this out by using a high-pressure hammer to mash together material known as Mars soil simulant. It’s a collection