Mars
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NASA's new Mars rover InSight set to unveil story of solar system's origin
Nov 25, 2018, 09:28 AM ISTBy studying the preserved heart of Mars, InSight can teach us how our solar system’s rocky planets formed 4 1/2 billion years ago and why they turned out so different.
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ESA's Mars Express sends new images of Martian landscape
Nov 24, 2018, 02:13 PM 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
Nov 24, 2018, 09:13 AM 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
Nov 23, 2018, 01:34 PM 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?
Nov 23, 2018, 07:37 AM 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
Nov 22, 2018, 08:18 PM 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
Nov 06, 2018, 05:10 PM 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
Oct 23, 2018, 11:59 AM 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
Sep 27, 2018, 04:36 PM 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
Sep 26, 2018, 12:11 PM 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 | Sep 25, 2018, 10:13 PM 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
Sep 11, 2018, 09:51 PM 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
Sep 10, 2018, 08:48 AM 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
Sep 08, 2018, 11:56 AM 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
Sep 03, 2018, 11:20 AM 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
Sep 03, 2018, 07:11 AM 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
Aug 01, 2018, 07:18 AM 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
Jul 26, 2018, 06:11 AM 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
Jun 25, 2018, 05:16 PM 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
Jun 23, 2018, 05:49 PM 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.