Mars
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Water was formed 4.4 billion years ago on Mars: Study
Science | November 01, 2020 17:23 ISTAfter analysing an ancient Martian meteorite, a team of Japanese researchers has revealed that water on the Red Planet originated some 4.4 billion years ago.
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NASA plans 3D printing construction systems for Moon, Mars
Science | October 02, 2020 18:41 ISTNASA is working with Texas-based construction technologies company ICON on early research and development of a 3D printing construction system that could support future exploration of the Moon and Mars.
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NASA sets up board to review Mars sample return plans
Science | August 22, 2020 15:44 ISTThe ‘Mars Sample Return Programme Independent Review Board' will proactively assist the US space agency with analysis of current plans and goals for the mission.
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Massive lava tubes found on Mars, Moon; can protect from cosmic radiation
Science | August 17, 2020 8:44 ISTResearchers have discovered lava tubes underneath the floors of both the moon and mars. According to the study, these tubes are large enough to be the homes of planetary bases as humanity, even more, explores the cosmos.
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Want to harvest water on Moon and Mars? NASA now inviting applications from students
Science | August 14, 2020 11:13 ISTNASA is giving university-level engineering students a unique opportunity to participate in the quest to harvest water on the Moon and Mars. The 2021 Moon to Mars Ice and Prospecting Challenge is asking eligible undergraduate and graduate student teams to design and build hardware that can identify, map, and drill through various subsurface layers, then extract water from an ice block in a simulated off-world test bed, the American space agency said.
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Onward to Mars! NASA's Perseverance Rover lifts off | Highlights
Science | July 30, 2020 18:08 ISTNASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has launched on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Catch Live Updates of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Launch.
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China launches ambitious attempt to land rover on Mars
Science | July 23, 2020 20:50 ISTChina launched its most ambitious Mars mission yet on Thursday in a bold attempt to join the United States in successfully landing a spacecraft on the red planet.
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Watch stunning first ever 4K video from Mars surface shot by 3 NASA rovers
Science | July 23, 2020 14:20 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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Mars Mission: 3 countries to send unmanned spacecraft to red planet this week
Science | July 13, 2020 16:43 ISTThe U.S., for its part, is dispatching a six-wheeled rover the size of a car, named Perseverance, to collect rock samples that will be brought back to Earth for analysis in about a decade.
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Sky Full of Stars: Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn can be seen with naked eyes for next few days
Science | July 08, 2020 11:53 ISTIn the last few days the earth has witnessed 2 lunar eclipses (June 5 and July 5) and 1 historic solar eclipse on June 21. But there is more to look forward to if you are one of those people who loves gazing at the sky. In the next few days, out felow planets Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and later even Mars will be visible in the Sky.
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This visual of massive ice lake on Mars is breathtaking | WATCH
Science | July 07, 2020 9:31 ISTThe orbiter is equipped with a high-resolution camera that allows it to send back some mesmerising images. The original image was snapped many months ago
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ISRO's Mars Orbiter sends photos of red planet's biggest moon
Science | July 03, 2020 20:04 ISTIndian space agency on Friday released an image of Phobos, the closest and biggest moon of Mars clicked on July 1 by the Mars Colour Camera on board the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM).
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Study suggests terrestrial life unlikely to contaminate Mars
News | May 12, 2020 10:51 ISTA Southwest Research Institute scientist has modelled the atmosphere of Mars to help determine that salty pockets of water present on the Red Planet are likely not habitable by life as we know it on the Earth.
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Indian-origin Vaneeza Rupani gets honour of naming NASA's first Mars helicopter
Science | April 30, 2020 15:24 ISTNASA's first Mars helicopter has a name now and the credit goes to 17-year-old Indian-origin girl Vaneeza Rupani. Rupani, a high school junior from Northport, Alabama, earned the honour of naming the helicopter after she submitted her essay into NASA's "Name the Rover" contest. Destined to become the first aircraft to attempt powered flight on another planet, NASA's Mars Helicopter officially named: Ingenuity, as suggested by Rupani.
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NASA's Perseverance Mars rover gets wheels, parachute
Science | April 04, 2020 22:31 ISTNASA's Perseverance rover which will search for signs of past microbial life on Mars and also collect samples for future return to Earth has got its wheels and parachute.
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NASA's Curiosity Rover captures high-resolution images of Mars
Science | March 06, 2020 11:02 ISTThe rover's Mast Camera, or Mastcam, relied on its medium-angle lens to also produce a lower-resolution, nearly 650-million-pixel panorama that includes the rover's deck and robotic arm.
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NASA hiring more astronauts to explore Moon, Mars
Science | February 13, 2020 18:34 ISTAs NASA prepares to land the first woman and the next man on the South Pole of the Moon by 2024 under its Artemis programme and then send humans to Mars, the US space agency wants to hire more astronauts.
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Mars may periodically see formation of salt water, says research
Science | February 13, 2020 7:48 ISTFor Mars, the first day without carbon dioxide ice in spring is called the "crocus date." Melting occurs on or immediately after the crocus date, and therefore the term "crocus melting".
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Interstellar Lab unveils futuristic potential-Mars settlement village; to open for public in 2021
Science | January 24, 2020 8:31 ISTLittle over 2 years after its launch, Interstellar Lab has unveiled an experimental Bioregenerative station (EBIOS), a potential-Mars settlement village on trial basis. It will open for public in 2021. The station will also be used as a research center for astronauts training.
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China to launch Mars probe in July
Science | January 23, 2020 20:57 ISTChina announced that it will launch its first Mars mission probe in July this year, China Youth Daily reported on Thursday. This is the first time the country disclosed the launch month of its Mars exploration programme, according to the newspaper which cited sources from the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
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