Mars 2020
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NASA’s Perseverance lands on Mars - 9 rovers that have touched down on Red Planet - FULL LIST
Science | Feb 19, 2021, 01:59 PM ISTThe United States is the only country that has operated a rover on Mars' surface. NASA has sent 9 rovers to Mars.
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Who is Swati Mohan? Meet the Indian origin lady who landed NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars
Science | Feb 19, 2021, 01:02 PM ISTSwati Mohan is an Indian-American NASA scientists. She was the one who confirmed the landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars on February 18.
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NASA's Mars rover Perseverance to touch down in Jezero Crater today
Science | Feb 18, 2021, 03:34 PM ISTLanding on Mars is difficult. Only about 50 per cent of all previous Mars landing attempts have succeeded.
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Mars 2020 rover mission healthy and on its way: NASA
Science | Jul 31, 2020, 06:13 PM ISTNASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission, which is on its way to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life and collect samples to send back to Earth, is healthy and on its way after experiencing some technical difficulties, the US space agency said.
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Breathtaking aerial pictures of NASA Perseverance launch are filling people with wonder
Science | Jul 31, 2020, 09:03 AM ISTNASA launched its latest Mars mission yesterday with rover Perseverance and helicopter Ingenuity, now on their way to the red planet. Several images of the launch have already been released but the ones we are showing you today are special. These are aerial images taken from the skies. The show the NASA rocket in the sky with a smoke trail all the way down to the earth. A spaceflight photographer by the name John Kraus posted these images on Twitter.
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Priyanka Gandhi vacates government bungalow at Lodhi Estate
India | Jul 30, 2020, 03:19 PM ISTCongress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra vacated her government bungalow in south Delhi's upscale Lodhi Estate, sources said on Thursday. A top source close to Priyanka said that she has vacated the house at Lodhi Estate.
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NASA's most elaborate life-hunting rover Perseverance is all set for Mars Mission | Photos
Science | Jul 30, 2020, 09:25 AM ISTNASA's rover Perseverance is on the verge liftoff. Perseverance will look for evidence of past microscopic life on Mars in an ancient lake. It will also gather some promising rock samples for future pickup.
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Watch stunning first ever 4K video from Mars surface shot by 3 NASA rovers
Science | Jul 23, 2020, 02:20 PM ISTSome of the visuals from Mars are now out. At 4K resolution, the latest video shows the Mars surface as real as it gets. UK's ElderFox Documentaries has published Martian footage rendered in high-quality 4K resolution.
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NASA's Mars 2020 rover will hunt for signs of past ancient life
Science | Nov 13, 2019, 02:39 PM ISTNASA's scientists have discovered what may be one of the best places to look for signs of ancient life in Jezero Crater, where the Mars 2020 rover will land on February 18, 2021. The agency which is set to send its rover next year to the Mar has found that Jezero Crater, where the rover will land on February 18, 2021; can show some signs of ancient life, according to a paper published in the journal Icarus.
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Mostly carbon dioxide, no breathable oxygen on Mars: NASA
Jun 14, 2019, 01:39 PM ISTThe atmosphere on Mars is mostly carbon dioxide and extremely thin (about 100 times less dense than Earth's), with no breathable oxygen, NASA said on Friday.
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NASA sets record with 'supersonic' parachute for Mars 2020 mission
Oct 30, 2018, 06:10 PM ISTAccording to NASA, it was the fastest inflation in history of a parachute this size and created a peak load of almost 70,000 pounds of force.
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NASA’s Mars 2020 rover mission to return a piece of meteorite that fell on Earth in 1999
Feb 15, 2018, 07:16 AM ISTSaU008 will be the first Martian meteorite to have a fragment return to the planet’s surface.
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NASA selects seven teams to decode universe mysteries
World | Oct 07, 2014, 10:54 AM ISTWashington: NASA has awarded nearly USD 50 million to seven research teams for studying the origin, evolution, distribution and future of life in the universe.“With Mars 2020 on the horizon, these research teams will provide