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NASA's ‘mind-blowing’ Mars discovery: ‘Like finding an oasis in the desert’

NASA's Curiosity rover accidentally and unexpectedly discovered pure sulfur hiding in plain sight, blending in with the Red Planet's surface.

NASA's Curiosity rover found these yellow crystals after driving over rocks. When cracked open, they revealed a surprise inside. Further analysis confirmed that the crystals are elemental sulfur, making it the first time this kind of sulfur has been found on Mars. (X / @MarsCuriosity)

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Published on Jul 23, 2024 04:27 AM IST

ByAshima Grover

NASA's Mars helicopter says goodbye: Check Top 5 videos to relive its history

NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter intended for five test runs, completed a total of 72 flights.

NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter hovers above the surface of the planet during its second flight on April 22, 2021. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS via AP, File)

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Published on Apr 17, 2024 11:08 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

UFO on Mars? NASA unveils photos of 'otherworldly' wreckage on the red planet

NASA's Mars helicopter captures captivating images of wreckage on Martian surface.

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Updated on Dec 20, 2023 06:27 PM IST

ByPrapti Upadhayay

A guide to NASA's upcoming launch missions: Here's how and when to watch

Upcoming NASA missions: Lunar exploration, asteroid study, X-ray objects, quiet supersonic flight, Earth monitoring, and more. Exciting discoveries ahead!

NASA's exciting plans:
Astronaut launches to ISS
X-ray mission
Asteroid samples return
Moon exploration
Metal asteroid study
Lunar rover mission

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Published on Aug 16, 2023 04:10 PM IST

ByMd Nobhar

Rover uncovers Martian ‘diverse organic matter’

NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered diverse types of organic molecules on Mars, potentially of "biotic" origin, and implications for extraterrestrial life.

The WATSON camera, situated at the end of NASA's Perseverance Mars rover's robotic arm, captured a detailed close-up image of a rock target called

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Published on Jul 12, 2023 10:51 PM IST

ByTuhin Das Mahapatra

Govt museum in Bengaluru exhibits full-scale replica of Mars Rover Opportunity

The Mars Rover Opportunity model, which was kept as an exhibit at the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum, was inaugurated on Thursday.

The replica of NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity at the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum in Bengaluru on June 1, 2023. (Photo by Manjunath KIRAN / AFP)(AFP)

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Published on Jun 02, 2023 09:58 AM IST

PTI | | Posted by Yamini C S

Nasa's Curiosity rover finds unexpected evidence of Mars' hidden water history

Curiosity Rover has been ascending the foothills of Mount Sharp, a 5-kilometre-tall mountain thought to have lakes and streams that would have made available a rich environment for microbial life.

Nasa’s Curiosity Mars rover captures “Marker Band Valley”(NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)

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Published on Feb 12, 2023 02:36 PM IST

BySingh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh

NASA's Mars InSight lander mission concludes after 4-years of probe

InSight mission arrived on Mars in November 2018 to study the interior of the planet and its seismometer, made in France, paved the way for great advances.

NASA's InSight is the first and only spacecraft to probe Marsquakes(Twitter/NASA InSight)

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Published on Dec 23, 2022 06:34 AM IST

AFP | | Posted by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao

Good Night Oppy review: Mission to Mars is effective but loses focus on the way

Director Ryan White is more interested in outlining the excitement and investment of the NASA scientists rather than the science that went into the real-life, decades-long mission.

Good Night Oppy is now streaming on Prime Video.

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Published on Nov 24, 2022 12:24 PM IST

BySantanu Das

Revealed: How scientists successfully produced oxygen on the surface of Mars?

The experiment uses “in-situ resource utilization” method has produced oxygen needed to breathe life using carbon dioxide on Mars.

The Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) instrument was able to produce oxygen on seven experimental runs on Mars.(Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

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Published on Sep 05, 2022 05:49 PM IST

BySingh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash

NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission rocket hit by fuel leak before 2nd launch attempt

NASA wants to send the crew capsule atop the rocket around the moon, pushing it to the limit before astronauts get on the next flight. If the five-week demo with test dummies succeeds, astronauts could fly around the moon in 2024 and land on it in 2025. People last walked on the moon 50 years ago.

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Updated on Sep 03, 2022 05:59 PM IST

AP | ByHT News Desk

NASA's Mars rover finding may help scientists decode water history of Red Planet

The findings which were published in four recent papers in the journal Science and Science Advances, could offer a good chance for scientists to understand about the geological and water history of Mars.

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took this selfie near rock nicknamed “Rochette,” found on Jezero Crater’s floor. (Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)

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Updated on Aug 26, 2022 06:20 PM IST

BySingh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash

As Nasa Perseverance completes a year on Mars, a look at milestones achieved

The rover, weighing roughly a ton, touched down in Mars’s Jezero crater last year after travelling almost 300 million miles over seven months.

Perseverance snapped this view of a hill called “Santa Cruz”.(NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS)

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Published on Feb 19, 2022 07:25 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com

SpaceX launch marks 600 space travelers in 60 years

The launch was just as riveting for spectators at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center, as well as along the East Coast, as the Falcon rocket thundered through clouds on its way to space, turning night into day.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon capsule, is launched carrying three NASA and one ESA astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US. (File Photo / REUTERS)

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Published on Nov 11, 2021 10:28 AM IST

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Signs of life on Mars? Nasa rover gets images of ancient river delta

Nasa astrobiologist Amy Williams and her team in Florida found similarities between features of the cliffs seen from the crater floor and patterns in Earth's river deltas.

The images from Mars reveal how water helped shape the Red Planet's landscape billions of years ago, providing clues that will guide the search for evidence of ancient life, a study said. (Photo via Nasa)

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Published on Oct 08, 2021 07:01 AM IST

AFP |

Nasa invites application for year-long simulated mission on Mars-like habitat

According to details shard by Nasa, each mission will consist of four crew members living and working in a 1,700-square-foot module 3D-printed by ICON, called Mars Dune Alpha. As part of the simulation tasks, the crew members will conduct spacewalks and scientific research.

A 3D conceptual render of Mars Dune Alpha.(Courtesy: nasa.gov)

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Published on Aug 07, 2021 12:33 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Mars' core, measured on seismic waves, found to be 'surprisingly' large and thin

Among other things, the InSight probe has revealed that Mars has an unexpectedly large core, with a whopping 1,830km (give or take 40km) radius -- just over half of the planet’s radius.

An artist's impression of the Nasa Mars mission approaching the red planet. (Photo via Nasa)

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Published on Jul 23, 2021 01:43 PM IST

Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray

'We're going big': Nasa's Ingenuity copter to push its limits for next flight

The Ingenuity helicopter has till now remained close enough to the Perseverence rover on the Martian surface. However, for its next flight, Ingenuity will try to break its own records in distance, time aloft, and groundspeed, Nasa said.

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Left Mastcam-Z camera. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU)

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Published on Jul 03, 2021 12:29 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Joydeep Bose

A selfie from Mars: China's Zhurong rover spreads its 'wings' on Red Planet

China's Zhurong rover captured what is technically a selfie, more of a "group photo" to be precise, where it put a wireless camera on the Martian surface before scooting back to spread its wings and pose before it. The rover also made sure to include its landing platform in the frame.

China’s Zhurong rover with its landing platform in a

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Published on Jun 12, 2021 01:56 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Joydeep Bose

'Nihao Mars': China's Zhurong rover makes history, touches down on red planet

This makes China the first country to carry out an orbiting, landing, and roving operation during its first mission to Mars -- a feat unmatched by the only other two nations to reach the Red Planet so far, the United States and Russia.

File Photo: Visitors to the National Museum look at the model of the Chinese Mars rover earlier this year in Beijing on Friday, March 12, 2021. China's first Mars rover has been named Zhurong after a traditional fire god, the government announced. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Published on May 15, 2021 07:25 PM IST

AFP |

NASA's Mars Ingenuity Helicopter gets extra month of flying as rover's scout

NASA's Mars Ingenuity Helicopter was attempting its fourth flight Friday afternoon; Thursday’s effort failed because of a known software error.

This Thursday, April 29, 2021 image from video made available by NASA shows the Mars Ingenuity helicopter on the surface of the planet.(AP Photo )

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Published on May 01, 2021 06:03 AM IST

AP | , Cape Canaveral

Nasa's Ingenuity helicopter hits new speed record in its third flight to Mars

The twin-rotor whirligig’s debut on the red planet marked a 21st-century Wright Brothers moment for Nasa last week, after it performed a successful takeoff and landing on Mars. However, achievements galore awaited Nasa, as the copter continued to hit one milestone after another.

This NASA photo released on April 22, 2021, shows the downward-looking navigation camera aboard NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter in this image of the rotorcraft's shadow on the surface of Jezero Crater during the helicopter's second experimental test flight (AFP photo / Nasa / JPL-Caltech)

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Published on Apr 26, 2021 06:52 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Joydeep Bose

NASA's Mars helicopter soars higher, longer on 2nd flight

The 4-pound chopper, named Ingenuity, hovered longer and also flew side to side this time, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. It achieved the intended altitude of 16 feet and even accelerated sideways 7 feet.

This illustration made available by NASA depicts the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars which was attached to the bottom of the Perseverance rover.(AP)

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Updated on Apr 23, 2021 05:55 AM IST

AP | | Posted by Prashasti Singh, Cape Canaveral

NASA shares images of electric blue dunes on Mars

The set of images, clicked on the Red Planet at 80.3 degrees north latitude, 172.1 degrees east longitude, were released to mark the 20th anniversary of Odyssey, the longest-working Mars spacecraft in history.

Two types of dunes are seen in the image. One set is yellowish in colour and signifies warmer climates, and the other set is bluish or pale that represents colder climates.(NASA)

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Published on Apr 12, 2021 08:52 AM IST

Written by Prashasti Singh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Two bots, one selfie: Nasa on 1st photo of Mars Perseverance with Ingenuity

The selfie with Ingenuity was stitched together from 62 individual images taken by the Perseverance rover, said Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory(JPL).

This Nasa photo shows the Perseverance Mars rover in a selfie with the Ingenuity helicopter, seen here about 13 feet (3.9 meters) from the rover, on April 6, 2021, the 46th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.(AFP)

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Updated on Apr 08, 2021 01:40 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Deepali Sharma, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

A piece of Wright brothers' first airplane is on Nasa's Mars chopper

The Carillon Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio, the Wrights' hometown, donated the postage-size piece of muslin from the plane's bottom left wing, at NASA's request.

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Published on Mar 24, 2021 08:28 AM IST

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‘Grinding and squealing’: Mars rover sends back sounds of driving

Perseverance — the biggest, most advanced rover ever sent to Mars — landed near an ancient river delta on February 18 to search for signs of past life. Samples will be taken from the most promising rocks for eventual return to Earth.

Wheel tread marks are left in the soil of Jezero Crater on Mars byNASA's Mars rover Perseverance.(Via REUTERS)

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Published on Mar 18, 2021 10:50 AM IST

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News updates from HT: Rajasthan schools, colleges to close due to Covid surge

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Due to an improvement in the overall situation, authorities allowed for the reopening of colleges, universities and schools for Classes 9 to 12 in January this year with all Covid-related norms in place. (Representative Image) (Raj K Raj/ Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Mar 06, 2021 04:54 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Nasa's new Mars rover hits dusty red road, 21 feet in first test drive

The Perseverance rover ventured from its landing position Thursday, two weeks after setting down on the red planet to seek signs of past life.

The roundabout, back and forth drive lasted just 33 minutes and went so well that more driving was on tap Friday and Saturday for the the six-wheeled rover.(NASA/JPL-Caltech/Handout via REUTERS)

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Published on Mar 06, 2021 05:17 AM IST

AP | , Cape Canaveral

News updates from HT: PM says India's health ecosystem being praised worldwide

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday highlighted India's effort in assisting neighbouring countries in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. (PTI)(HT_PRINT)

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Updated on Feb 26, 2021 01:02 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

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NASA's Curiosity rover accidentally and unexpectedly discovered pure sulfur hiding in plain sight, blending in with the Red Planet's surface.

NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter intended for five test runs, completed a total of 72 flights.

NASA's Mars helicopter captures captivating images of wreckage on Martian surface.

Upcoming NASA missions: Lunar exploration, asteroid study, X-ray objects, quiet supersonic flight, Earth monitoring, and more. Exciting discoveries ahead!

NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered diverse types of organic molecules on Mars, potentially of "biotic" origin, and implications for extraterrestrial life.

The Mars Rover Opportunity model, which was kept as an exhibit at the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum, was inaugurated on Thursday.

Curiosity Rover has been ascending the foothills of Mount Sharp, a 5-kilometre-tall mountain thought to have lakes and streams that would have made available a rich environment for microbial life.

InSight mission arrived on Mars in November 2018 to study the interior of the planet and its seismometer, made in France, paved the way for great advances.

Director Ryan White is more interested in outlining the excitement and investment of the NASA scientists rather than the science that went into the real-life, decades-long mission.

The experiment uses “in-situ resource utilization” method has produced oxygen needed to breathe life using carbon dioxide on Mars.

NASA wants to send the crew capsule atop the rocket around the moon, pushing it to the limit before astronauts get on the next flight. If the five-week demo with test dummies succeeds, astronauts could fly around the moon in 2024 and land on it in 2025. People last walked on the moon 50 years ago.

The findings which were published in four recent papers in the journal Science and Science Advances, could offer a good chance for scientists to understand about the geological and water history of Mars.

The rover, weighing roughly a ton, touched down in Mars’s Jezero crater last year after travelling almost 300 million miles over seven months.

The launch was just as riveting for spectators at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center, as well as along the East Coast, as the Falcon rocket thundered through clouds on its way to space, turning night into day.

Nasa astrobiologist Amy Williams and her team in Florida found similarities between features of the cliffs seen from the crater floor and patterns in Earth's river deltas.

According to details shard by Nasa, each mission will consist of four crew members living and working in a 1,700-square-foot module 3D-printed by ICON, called Mars Dune Alpha. As part of the simulation tasks, the crew members will conduct spacewalks and scientific research.

Among other things, the InSight probe has revealed that Mars has an unexpectedly large core, with a whopping 1,830km (give or take 40km) radius -- just over half of the planet’s radius.

The Ingenuity helicopter has till now remained close enough to the Perseverence rover on the Martian surface. However, for its next flight, Ingenuity will try to break its own records in distance, time aloft, and groundspeed, Nasa said.

China's Zhurong rover captured what is technically a selfie, more of a "group photo" to be precise, where it put a wireless camera on the Martian surface before scooting back to spread its wings and pose before it. The rover also made sure to include its landing platform in the frame.

This makes China the first country to carry out an orbiting, landing, and roving operation during its first mission to Mars -- a feat unmatched by the only other two nations to reach the Red Planet so far, the United States and Russia.

NASA's Mars Ingenuity Helicopter was attempting its fourth flight Friday afternoon; Thursday’s effort failed because of a known software error.

The twin-rotor whirligig’s debut on the red planet marked a 21st-century Wright Brothers moment for Nasa last week, after it performed a successful takeoff and landing on Mars. However, achievements galore awaited Nasa, as the copter continued to hit one milestone after another.

The 4-pound chopper, named Ingenuity, hovered longer and also flew side to side this time, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. It achieved the intended altitude of 16 feet and even accelerated sideways 7 feet.

The set of images, clicked on the Red Planet at 80.3 degrees north latitude, 172.1 degrees east longitude, were released to mark the 20th anniversary of Odyssey, the longest-working Mars spacecraft in history.

The selfie with Ingenuity was stitched together from 62 individual images taken by the Perseverance rover, said Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory(JPL).

The Carillon Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio, the Wrights' hometown, donated the postage-size piece of muslin from the plane's bottom left wing, at NASA's request.

Perseverance — the biggest, most advanced rover ever sent to Mars — landed near an ancient river delta on February 18 to search for signs of past life. Samples will be taken from the most promising rocks for eventual return to Earth.

Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

The Perseverance rover ventured from its landing position Thursday, two weeks after setting down on the red planet to seek signs of past life.

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