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Sun block: NASA's Mars missions will halt communication

Science | Sep 29, 2021, 11:42 PM IST

While the missions on the Red Planet will continue collecting data, engineers back on Earth will stop sending commands to them until October 16, the agency said in a statement on Tuesday.

NASA's Mars rover makes 2nd attempt to pick up rock sample

Science | Sep 03, 2021, 07:41 PM IST

After completing its second coring, Perseverance manoeuvred the corer, bit, and open end of the sample tube in order to be imaged by the rover's Mastcam-Z instrument.

Martian snow is dusty, can potentially melt: Study

Science | Aug 24, 2021, 07:07 PM IST

The team from Universities of Arizona State and Washington combined data from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter with computer simulations to successfully match the brightness of Martian ice and determine its dust content.

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NASA invites participants for year-long simulated Mars mission

Science | Aug 07, 2021, 07:59 PM IST

In preparation for the real-life challenges of future missions to Mars, NASA will study how highly motivated individuals respond under the rigour of a long-duration, ground-based simulation.

NASA lander reveals Mars' deep interiors for 1st time

Science | Jul 25, 2021, 03:45 PM IST

Like Earth, Mars heated up as it formed from the dust and larger clumps of meteoritic material orbiting the Sun that helped to shape our early solar system.

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Mars Ingenuity helicopter completes its most challenging flight yet

Science | Jul 09, 2021, 10:17 PM IST

During Flight 9, the mini chopper flew over a rugged region called "Seitah" -- characterised by sandy ripples that is very challenging terrain for rovers and took colour images.

Navigation glitch sends NASA's Mars helicopter on excursion

Science | May 28, 2021, 10:16 PM IST

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter encountered a navigational glitch on its sixth flight on the Red Planet and went on an excursion of more than 20 degrees, the first problem since its first flight in April.

Elon Musk rejigs his Twitter bio; adds 'Imperator of Mars'

Science | Apr 12, 2021, 03:10 PM IST

Tesla CEO and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who is obsessed with colonizing the red planet, changed his Twitter bio for the second time within a month to add 'Imperator of Mars' with a winking emoji.

NASA's Mars Helicopter to make first flight attempt tomorrow

Science | Apr 10, 2021, 07:48 AM IST

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is two days away from making humanity's first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet.

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity survives its first chilly Martian night

Science | Apr 06, 2021, 07:55 AM IST

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has survived its first cold Martian night on its own.

NASA exchanges data of its Mars mission with India, China, UAE & European Space Agency

Science | Mar 31, 2021, 03:54 PM IST

The US space agency NASA has exchanged data of its current Mars mission with its counterparts in China, India, the UAE and the European Space Agency to lower the risk of a collision as their spacecraft were also currently hovering the red planet, a media report said on Wednesday.

First historic Mars helicopter flight on April 8: NASA

Science | Mar 25, 2021, 07:47 AM IST

NASA will attempt to fly the Ingenuity mini-helicopter, currently attached to the belly of the Perseverance rover, on Mars on April 8, in the first such attempt on another planet.

The China National Space Administration shows the Tianwen-1 probe en route to Mars.

China’s Mars craft enters parking orbit before landing rover

Science | Feb 24, 2021, 11:50 AM IST

China says its Tianwen-1 spacecraft has entered a temporary parking orbit around Mars in anticipation of landing a rover on the red planet in the coming months.

Mars rover's giant parachute carried secret message

Science | Feb 24, 2021, 09:23 AM IST

Only about six people knew about the encoded message before Thursday’s landing, according to Clark. They waited until the parachute images came back before putting out a teaser during a televised news conference Monday.

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Watched in awe: Joe Biden on NASA's Perseverance Rover Mars touch down

World | Feb 20, 2021, 09:22 PM IST

United States President Joe Biden lauded NASA for the successful landing of its Perseverance rover on Mars. Taking to Twitter, Joe Biden said, "I joined the world and watched in awe as the Perseverance Rover touched down on the surface of Mars. It was a remarkable feat — one made possible by the hard work and ingenuity of the team at @NASA".