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  NASA scientists using 'Martian gardens' to find best veggies to grow on Mars

  World | October 09, 2016 13:59 IST

  Scientists are using 'Martian gardens' to find which are the best plants that astronauts could grow during future manned missions. One major challenge for human journey to Mars will be determining how to pack enough

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  Rover Curiosity finds 'abundant' water in Martian soil

  World | September 27, 2013 10:28 IST

  Washington: The first scoop of soil analysed by the Curiosity rover reveals that fine materials on the Martian surface may contain "abundant" water, Xinhua reported Thursday citing US researchers.Curiosity touched down Mars last August and