On Mars, this half of the house would be built underground, within Mars’s empty lava tubes. In Bristol, it sits in a boarded-up shipping container. [Photo: Luke O’Donovan] ...

Looking at Mars offers a clear lens to think about how we live on Earth here and now.” Martian House opened to the public today and will remain on view until October 30.

The sudden switch follows the release of the White House’s 2026 budget proposal, which would increase funding for Mars-related projects by $1 billion and pay for the launches.