Mars
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ESA's Mars Express sends new images of Martian landscape
November 24, 2018 14:13 ISTThe region, a furrowed, rock-filled escarpment known as Nili Fossae sits at the boundary of the northern and southern hemisphere.
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Named for Roman god of war, Mars isn't very kind to visitors
November 24, 2018 9:13 ISTThe United States is the only country to successfully operate a spacecraft on the Martian surface. InSight represents NASA's ninth attempt to put a spacecraft on Mars; only one effort failed.
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Tiny satellites trailing Mars lander to face big test
November 23, 2018 13:34 ISTNASA kept the CubeSats about 6,000 miles (10,000 kilometers) away from InSight during the 300 million-mile (483 million-kilometer) journey to Mars.
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Decoded: How Mars moon Phobos got its grooves?
November 23, 2018 7:37 ISTPhobos' grooves, which are visible across most of the moon's surface, were first identified in the 1970s by NASA's Mariner and Viking missions.
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NASA's InSight lander gears for touchdown on Mars, to set foot on Martian surface by Nov 26
November 22, 2018 20:18 ISTThe landing will kick off a two-year mission in which InSight will become the first spacecraft to study Mars' deep interior.
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Mars InSight landing site may look like a stadium parking lot
November 06, 2018 17:10 IST"If Elysium Planitia were a salad, it would consist of romaine lettuce and kale - no dressing," said InSight principal investigator Bruce Banerdt at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California.
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NASA CubeSat beams back image of Mars
October 23, 2018 11:59 ISTThe twin, low-cost MarCO CubeSats, which are sharing a ride with InSight Mars lander, were designed to find out if they could survive the journey to deep space.
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NASA charts roadmap for human missions to Moon, Mars
September 27, 2018 16:36 ISTThe campaign has five strategic goals, including returning US astronauts to the surface of the Moon to demonstrating the capabilities required for human missions to Mars and other destinations.
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NASA spots silent Opportunity rover on Mars
September 26, 2018 12:11 ISTNASA scientists estimated that the tau over Opportunity to be a little higher than 10 during some points during the dust storm.
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Mangalyaan completes four years in orbit
News | September 25, 2018 22:13 ISTIt was a landmark day for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as its maiden interplanetary mission- the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), popularly known as Mangalyaan completed four years orbiting the Red Planet.
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NASA lists out hazards of human spaceflight to Mars
September 11, 2018 21:51 ISTThe team divided the hazards into five classifications -- radiation; isolation and confinement; distance from Earth; gravity (or lack thereof); and hostile or closed environments
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NASA's Curiosity rover captures 360 degree panoramic view of Martian landscape
September 10, 2018 8:48 ISTThe rover surveyed its surroundings after collecting a new rock sample on August 9.
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NASA launches rocket to test parachute for Mars lander
September 08, 2018 11:56 ISTThe rocket launched on Friday carried the Advanced Supersonic Parachute Inflation Research Experiment (ASPIRE) from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California.
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NASA launches public competition, asks people to find solutions to help astronauts survive carbon dioxide on Mars
September 03, 2018 11:20 ISTThe challenge asks individuals, teams and organisations to design and develop technology that has the potential to be useful on Mars and on Earth.
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NASA plans 45-day effort to get its Mars rover 'Opportunity' back
September 03, 2018 7:11 ISTA major dust storm deprived the rover of solar power. Now, the storm is fading.
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Stargazers witness another celestial marvel as Mars comes closest to Earth for first time in 15 years
August 01, 2018 7:18 ISTMars, the fourth planet from the Sun approached 57.6 kilometres from the Earth, the closest it has been since 2003
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Blood Moon 2018 and brightest view of Mars in 15 years- Gear up for double celestial treat coming up this month
July 26, 2018 6:11 ISTThe July 27 blood moon is likely to last beyond 100 minutes and is expected to cast a larger shadow over the Earth than previously recorded moons.
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NASA discovers mysterious yet stunning blue dune on Mars
June 25, 2018 17:16 ISTNASA said that its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter had captured a photo on January 24, 2018 which showed the accumulation of crescent-shaped sand dunes.
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NASA's Curiosity rover snaps a selfie before the great Martian dust storm
June 23, 2018 17:49 ISTThe Martian dust storm has grown in size and is now officially a "planet-encircling" (or "global") dust event, according to Bruce Cantor of Malin Space Science Systems, San Diego.
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Mars to come closest to Earth in 15 years next month
June 18, 2018 13:20 ISTStar gazers could have a good view of the Red Planet next month as Mars is set to come to the closest point to Earth since 2003 when it reaches opposition with the Sun in late July.
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