Which came first on Mars – Clay or water? Scientists reveal details
Backed by lab experiments and computer models, the researchers laid out how the scenario would have worked.
Dec 07, 2017, 16:31 PM IST
Was Mars a war ground? Mysterious object resembling a 'cannonball' sparks debate – Watch
A video has surfaced showing what looks uncannily like a cannonball on the surface of the Red Planet, which has been seized as proof of life.
Dec 05, 2017, 18:54 PM IST
NASA, Bradley varsity creating 3D-printed habitats for Mars
Due to its thin atmosphere and desolate surface, Mars is uninhabitable for humans as it is.
Dec 04, 2017, 20:46 PM IST
NASA develops new unmanned rover for Mars 2020 mission
JPL is also developing a new landing technology that will allow the rover to visit sites deemed too risky for Curiosity and shave miles off its journey.
Nov 29, 2017, 16:26 PM IST
Scientists successfully give life to two earthworms in Mars soil simulant
Worms are very important for a healthy soil, not only on Earth but also in future indoor gardens on Mars or the Moon.
Nov 28, 2017, 14:37 PM IST
NASA to send instrument aboard Japan-led probe to study Martian moons
The Mars Moons eXploration (MMX) mission is in development by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
Nov 21, 2017, 12:58 PM IST
NASA testing energy tech to 'empower' human crews on Mars
Offering prolonged life and reliability, such technology could produce from one to 10 kilowatts of electrical power, continuously for 10 years or more.
Nov 15, 2017, 18:56 PM IST
Over 1 lakh Indians will be 'travelling' to Mars, country ranks third in global list
NASA on Wednesday stated, that India ranks third in the global list with regard to the number of names submitted for the Mars mission.
Nov 09, 2017, 11:22 AM IST
NASA's Mars 2020 rover will study the Red Planet with 23 'eyes'
After Pathfinder (1997), the Spirit and Opportunity rovers were designed with 10 cameras each, including on their landers; Mars Science Laboratory's Curiosity rover has 17.
Nov 01, 2017, 11:43 AM IST
Mars has excellent conditions to generate oxygen from CO2, says study
Mars has excellent conditions for In-Situ Resource Utilisation (ISRU) by plasma.
Oct 23, 2017, 15:41 PM IST
US space company seeks to build human settlement on Mars by 2022
Bigelow Aerospace plans to send an expandable habitat around the Moon by 2022.
Oct 20, 2017, 14:03 PM IST
Water once flowed on ancient Mars, says study
The study offers a potential bridge between the "warm and wet" story told by Martian geology and the "cold and icy" past suggested by atmospheric models.
Oct 18, 2017, 14:11 PM IST
This is how NASA plans to protect Mars crew from lethal radiation
NASA plans to send humans to Mars in the 2030s.
Oct 14, 2017, 16:39 PM IST
Where does Mars get its sand from? This is probably where its produced
The grains of sand that make up sand dunes on Earth and Mars have a hazardous existence because of the way that they travel.
Oct 11, 2017, 11:14 AM IST
NASA to put humans on Moon again, says US Vice President Mike Pence
NASA will land humans on the Moon and establish presence on the lunar surface before sending astronauts to the Red Planet, US Vice President Mike Pence has said.
Oct 06, 2017, 13:30 PM IST
Moon village the first stop to Mars: ESA
At an annual gathering of 4,000 global space experts in Adelaide, the ESA said the Moon was the “right place to be” as humans expand economic activities beyond low-Earth orbit, even while Mars remained the “ultimate destination”.
Sep 29, 2017, 16:10 PM IST
More evidence of water on ancient Mars discovered!
Researchers also developed a method to measure river paleo-transport direction for a subset of these ridges.
Sep 19, 2017, 14:01 PM IST
Scientists discover boron on Mars that points towards ancient habitability! - Read
When boron is dissolved in water – becoming borate – it will react with the ribose and stabilize it for long enough to make RNA.
Sep 06, 2017, 17:25 PM IST
China's Mars simulation base planned for science, eco-tourism
Liu Xiaoqun, from the moon and deep-space exploration department of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), said on Tuesday that a planning meeting was held in Qinghai province to determine the base`s development
Sep 05, 2017, 15:35 PM IST
Citizen scientists discover landform on Mars, spot 'spiders' formation
The 'spiders' are named for their arachnid-like appearance and are a type of land erosion where networks of cracks form on martian soil, completely different to anything on Earth
Sep 01, 2017, 12:54 PM IST
