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Purple lights on the red planet: NASA's MAVEN captures aurora on Mars

Purple aurora captured on Mars.

Published on Jun 18, 2024 05:11 pm IST

A year on Red Planet: Meet the scientist set to step into Martian habitat

Scientist walks in a Mars-like simulation.

Published on May 27, 2023 10:37 am IST

Sound on! NASA lander captures impact as space rocks hit Mars. Then a question

Craters formed by a September 5, 2021, meteoroid impact on Mars, the first to be detected by NASA?s InSight, are seen in an image taken by NASA?s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Published on Sept 20, 2022 06:26 am IST

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

An artist's impression of the Nasa Mars mission approaching the red planet.

Published on Jul 23, 2021 01:43 pm IST

Chinese Mars rover beams back first photos

In this black and white photo taken by China's Zhurong Mars rover and made available by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Wednesday, extension arms and a departure ramp are deployed on the rover's lander on the surface of Mars.

Published on May 20, 2021 06:09 am IST

NASA shares images of electric blue dunes on Mars

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.

Published on Apr 12, 2021 08:52 am IST

Meet Sarah Al-Amiri, woman scientist in charge of leading UAE’s mission to Mars

Sarah Amiri, deputy project manager of the United Arab Emirates Mars mission, talks about the project named "Hope".

Updated on Jul 14, 2020 12:30 pm IST

UAE to make history with launch of Mars probe

The Emirati project is one of three racing to Mars, including Tianwen-1 from China and Mars 2020 from the United States

Updated on Jul 14, 2020 09:00 am IST

NASA releases photo of mysterious hole on Mars that could hold clue to life on Red Planet

Explorers have found out that billions of years ago, the planet was wetter, warmer with the denser atmosphere.

Updated on Mar 04, 2020 11:24 am IST

NASA descends on Icelandic lava field to prepare for Mars mission in 2020

To prepare for the next mission to Mars in 2020, NASA has taken to the lava fields of Iceland to get its new robotic space explorer ready for the job.

Updated on Aug 14, 2019 10:31 am IST

Pasta-like rocks best bet for life on Mars: Study

The bacterium on rocks belongs to a lineage that evolved prior to the oxygenation of Earth roughly 2.35 billion years ago

Updated on May 30, 2019 02:03 pm IST

Now, you can send your name to fly aboard next Mars rover

Although it will be years before the first humans set foot on Mars, the US space agency has invited public to submit their names to fly abroad the next rover to Red Planet in 2020.

Updated on May 23, 2019 08:08 am IST

NASA’s first mini-spacecraft MarCO CubeSats in deep space go silent

NASA has lost touch with the first mini-spacecraft that ventured into deep space.

Published on Feb 07, 2019 08:51 pm IST

Listen: The first sounds from Mars are here and this is what it sounds like

In this image obtained from NASA, InSight's robotic arm-mounted instrument deployment camera shows instruments on the spacecraft's deck, with the Martian surface of Elysium Planitia in the background.

Updated on Dec 08, 2018 05:50 pm IST

NASA’s Martian quake sensor InSight lands at slight angle

NASA’s unmanned Martian quake sensor, InSight, has landed at a slight angle on the Red Planet,

Published on Dec 01, 2018 12:19 pm IST

NASA’s InSight spacecraft on Mars for sneak peek into planet’s deep interior

InSight team members celebrate after the successful landing.

Updated on Nov 27, 2018 07:34 am IST

NASA’s 2020 rover to look for signs of ancient life on Mars

NASA has chosen Jezero Crater, a geologically rich terrain, as the landing site for its upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission, the US space agency said.

Published on Nov 20, 2018 01:38 pm IST

NASA believes it can put humans on Mars within 25 years

At an average distance of about 140 million miles (225 million kilometers), Mars poses scientific problems an order of magnitude greater than anything encountered by the Apollo lunar missions.

Updated on Nov 14, 2018 10:12 am IST

Want to name the next Mars rover? Nasa is conducting a contest

All proposals to hold a contest must be received by October 9, Nasa said.

Published on Sept 22, 2018 01:57 pm IST

NASA’s CO2 Conversion Challenge: Public to suggest solutions for astronauts to survive carbon dioxide on Mars

NASA has launched a public competition that asks people to find solutions to turn carbon dioxide into molecules that would help astronauts endure the harsh atmosphere on the Red Planet.

Published on Sept 03, 2018 10:37 am IST

Curiosity Rover celebrates sixth birthday alone on Mars, determined to ‘find life’

A low-angle self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover vehicle at the site from which it reached down to drill into a rock target called ‘Buckskin’ on lower Mount Sharp.

Updated on Aug 06, 2018 06:18 pm IST

Mars to come closest to Earth in 15 years next month

Mars is set to come to the closest point to Earth since 2003 when it reaches opposition with the Sun in late July.

Updated on Jun 18, 2018 01:48 pm IST

NASA finds more building blocks of life on Mars

A low-angle self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover vehicle at the site from which it reached down to drill into a rock target called Buckskin on lower Mount Sharp.

Updated on Jun 08, 2018 11:27 am IST

In an interplanetary first, NASA to fly a helicopter on Mars as part of 2020 mission

NASA's Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, which will travel with the agency's Mars 2020 rover, currently scheduled to launch in July 2020, to demonstrate the viability and potential of heavier-than-air vehicles on the Red Planet, is shown in this artist rendition from NASA/JPL in Pasadena, California, US May 11, 2018.

Updated on May 12, 2018 10:47 pm IST

NASA Mars InSight lander launch: The spacecraft starts its 6-month journey

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas-V rocket with the NASA InSight spacecraft onboard seen shortly after the mobile service tower was rolled back.

Updated on May 05, 2018 06:42 pm IST

Watch: NASA completes test launch of parachute meant for Mars landing

The ASPIRE mission was launched on Sunday from Wallops Island in US.

Updated on Apr 02, 2018 12:22 pm IST

NASA to send its first-ever mission to study deep interiors of Mars

Looking deep into Mars will let scientists understand how different its crust, mantle and core are from Earth.

Updated on Mar 30, 2018 11:15 am IST

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