DNA: Analysis of how NASA discovered flowing water on Mars
“Water is essential to life as we know it,” the researchers behind a study published today in Nature Geoscience today write.
Sep 29, 2015, 23:59 PM IST
Google celebrates evidence of water on Mars with animated doodle
The discovery of water being found on Mars has compelled Google to celebrate the exciting finding with a cute animated doodle on Tuesday.
Sep 29, 2015, 08:53 AM IST
Major breakthrough: There's strong evidence of liquid water on Mars, says NASA
NASA has discovered evidence of water flowing on Mars - which raises the possibility of some form of life being discovered on the Red Planet.
Sep 28, 2015, 21:03 PM IST
Nepali scientist on NASA's 'major science find' on Mars team
With NASA warming up the atmosphere with the announcement of "a major science find" from the Red Planet, a young space scientist of Nepali origin and lead author of two new papers indicating presence of water on Mars figures on the list of guest speakers at an event here on Monday.
Sep 28, 2015, 18:06 PM IST
Mars mystery solved? NASA to reveal it today
The US space agency NASA is all set to announce major science finding from the agency’s ongoing exploration of Mars during a news pres conference at 11:30 a.m. EDT on Monday, September 28.
Sep 28, 2015, 11:36 AM IST
Opportunity rover preparing for active winter on Mars
NASA's Mars rover Opportunity is conducting a "walkabout" survey of Marathon Valley, where the rover's operators plan to use it through the upcoming Martian winter to study outcrops that host clay minerals.
Sep 27, 2015, 16:55 PM IST
Aliens, water, life? NASA to reveal `major finding` related to Mars
NASA is all set to reveal about a major finding that could be related to life on Mars.
Sep 27, 2015, 16:34 PM IST
NASA rover Opportunity ready for harsh Martian winter
Red Planet is headed for harsh winter and NASA rover Opportunity is not worried at all. The rover is conducting a "walkabout" survey of the "Marathon Valley" where it plans to face the upcoming Martian winter while studing the context for outcrops bearing clay minerals.
Sep 26, 2015, 11:12 AM IST
ISRO releases Mars atlas to mark Mangalyaan's first birthday in space
India's Mars Orbiter spacecraft 'Mangalyaan' completed one year in the Red Planet Thursday and to mark the occasion, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has released a 'Mars atlas' in Bengaluru.
Sep 24, 2015, 17:10 PM IST
Mars mission will last for many years, says ISRO
As it prepares to celebrate the first anniversary of its spacecraft's tryst with Mars, ISRO today said the mission to the Red Planet will last for "many years" as there is not much of a "problem" and they have not had any failures so far.
Sep 21, 2015, 23:41 PM IST
With 'The Martian' in sight, NASA decodes storms on Mars
As people await the release of Hollywood actor Matt Damon-starrer science fiction “The Martian,” NASA has revealed what actually happens on Mars which is infamous for intense dust storms that sometimes kick up enough dust to be seen by telescopes on Earth.
Sep 21, 2015, 17:33 PM IST
Astronauts aboard space station watch 'The Martian'
The astronauts were able to watch the movie using the space station's HD projector which they use for conferences, tech software, etc.
Sep 21, 2015, 16:26 PM IST
NASA seeks students' ideas to land manned probe on Mars
The US space agency is seeking innovative ideas from students for generating a novel technology that can help land heavy manned spacecrafts safely and swiftly on the surface of Red Planet.
Sep 21, 2015, 12:22 PM IST
3D-printed shelter for Mars astronauts
French firm Fabulous has designed a conceptual shelter for astronauts on Mars that would be 3D-printed on the Red Planet using locally-available materials.
Sep 17, 2015, 19:25 PM IST
NASA project to bring Mars rocks to Earth possible by 2022
An ambitious project that aims to bring rock samples from Mars -- collected by NASA's 2020 Mars rover - to Earth to find out traces of ancient life on the Red Planet can be launched as early as 2022, Space.com reported, citing NASA officials.
Sep 17, 2015, 14:53 PM IST
Did Curiosity find scorpion-like creature on Red Planet?
Have we finally succeeded in finding life on Mars? A top UFO website claims so.
Sep 14, 2015, 14:26 PM IST
