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  • missing lander beagle 2 finally located on mars agency says

    Missing lander Beagle-2 finally located on Mars, agency says

    World | Jan 17, 2015, 06:57 AM IST

    London: It turns out the Beagle has landed after all—but it never called home. The gone-but-not-forgotten spacecraft Beagle-2 went AWOL on Christmas Day, 2003, when it was supposed to land on Mars and start transmitting

  • nasa robot can explore extraterrestrial volcanoes

    NASA robot can explore extraterrestrial volcanoes

    World | Jan 08, 2015, 12:06 PM IST

    Washington: The US space agency has developed a robot that is enabling researchers to put together a 3D map of a fissure - a crack that erupts magma - that is now inactive on Hawaii's

  • opportunity rover takes in view from top of martian hill

    Opportunity rover takes in view from top of Martian hill

    World | Jan 08, 2015, 07:05 AM IST

    Pasadena, California: NASA's Opportunity rover is soaking in the view from its perch atop a Martian hill as engineers continue to fix a problem with its computer memory.The aging rover beamed new images to Earth

  • scientists plan to grow lettuce on mars

    Scientists plan to grow lettuce on Mars

    World | Jan 04, 2015, 02:41 PM IST

    London: A British-led group is planning to grow lettuce on the Red Planet for future dwellers, media reports said.The plan has been proposed by a group of students at Southampton University to send a greenhouse

  • nasa s giant leaps to space in 2014

    NASA's giant leaps to space in 2014

    World | Dec 27, 2014, 02:38 PM IST

    Washington: Apart from Orion's test flight towards Mars, cutting-edge scientific discoveries while studying the Earth and space and preparing for the next generation of air travel were some of the highlights for US space agency

  • isro to test fire its heaviest rocket gslv mk iii today

    ISRO to test fire its heaviest rocket GSLV-Mk III today

    India | Dec 18, 2014, 08:49 AM IST

    New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will test-fly its heaviest rocket GSLV-Mk III today at 9:30am from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.This rocket is conceived to make India completely self reliant in launching heavier

  • curiosity detects methane fluctuations in martian atmosphere

    Curiosity detects methane fluctuations in Martian atmosphere

    World | Dec 17, 2014, 06:19 AM IST

    Madrid: The Curiosity rover has detected methane fluctuations in the atmosphere of Mars, a situation that opens up new avenues of investigation for scientists to determine the source producing the gas.Most of the methane in

  • curiosity discovers huge lake bed on mars

    Curiosity discovers huge lake bed on Mars

    World | Dec 09, 2014, 11:12 AM IST

    Washington: NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has discovered evidence of the existence of a huge lake - once brimming with water and may be life - in the Gale Crater at Mount Sharp.The discovery, led by

  • nasa s orion success major boost for mars mission

    NASA's Orion success major boost for Mars mission

    World | Dec 06, 2014, 12:19 PM IST

    Washington: The US space agency marked a major milestone on its mission to Mars as the Orion spacecraft completed its first voyage to space Friday - travelling farther than any spacecraft designed for astronauts has

  • beam me to mars sends 90 000 messages into space

    'Beam Me to Mars' sends 90,000 messages into space

    World | Nov 30, 2014, 02:08 PM IST

    Washington: In a tribute to NASA's first successful mission to Mars 50 years ago, the space funding corporation Uwingu sent nearly 90,000 personal messages by radio into space.The Mariner 4 mission was successfully launched on

  • curiosity rover to probe mysterious rocks on mars

    Curiosity rover to probe mysterious rocks on Mars

    World | Nov 21, 2014, 11:10 AM IST

    New York: The US space agency has directed its Mars rover Curiosity to probe mysterious rocks on Red Planet.The rover is currently investigating an outcrop called Pahrump Hills at its destination mountain "Mount Sharp".“We see

  • it is time to set a new agenda modi and obama

    It is time to set a new agenda: Modi and Obama

    World | Sep 30, 2014, 08:24 PM IST

    Washington: Calling for a new agenda in a novel joint editorial, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama today pledged themselves as global partners to enhancing homeland security by sharing intelligence through counter-terrorism

  • kerala announces fellowships to mark mangalyaan success

    Kerala announces fellowships to mark Mangalyaan success

    India | Sep 25, 2014, 12:32 PM IST

    Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has announced post-doctoral fellowships in space technology to mark the success of India's Mars Orbiter Mission.The ‘Mangalyaan fellowships' would be instituted through the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment

  • mars orbiter starts sending pictures

    Mars Orbiter starts sending pictures

    India | Sep 24, 2014, 11:20 PM IST

    Chennai: India's Mars Orbiter spacecraft has sent five pictures of the red planet's surface, said a senior official of the Indian space agency."The Mars Orbiter has started sending pictures. We have received five pictures and

  • india will explore mars for life sustaining elements

    India will explore Mars for life-sustaining elements

    India | Sep 24, 2014, 04:53 PM IST

    Bangalore: Five scientific instruments onboard the Indian spacecraft will explore Mars during the next six months in search of life-sustaining elements on the Red Planet."Though our spacecraft will take 77 hours or 3.2 earth days

  • mars orbiter mission chronology of events

    Mars Orbiter Mission: Chronology of events

    India | Sep 24, 2014, 10:25 AM IST

    Bangalore: India today successfully placed its Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) in the Red Planet's orbit. Following is the chronology of events that traces the journey of Mangalyaan which lasted over 300 days:November 5, 2013: ISRO's

  • sonia gandhi congratulate isro for successfully placing

    Sonia Gandhi congratulate ISRO for successfully placing 'Mangalyaan' into Martian orbit

    Politics | Sep 24, 2014, 10:04 AM IST

    New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the scientific community for the successful insertion of Mangalayan into the orbit of planet Mars.  It is the courage, passion and

  • cbse asks schools to make students watch historic mars

    CBSE asks schools to make students watch historic Mars Mission

    India | Sep 24, 2014, 07:36 AM IST

    New Delhi: As the country anxiously awaits for the success of Indian Mars Orbiter Mission, CBSE has advised school principals to make necessary arrangements for the students to witness the mission live in their schools."The

  • mars orbiter mission enters martian gravitational sphere of

    Mars Orbiter Mission enters Martian Gravitational Sphere of Influence

    India | Sep 22, 2014, 11:43 AM IST

    Chennai: Cruising towards its historic rendezvous with the red planet, India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) on Monday entered the Mars Gravitational Sphere of Influence ahead of its scheduled Orbit Insertion on September 24."Our navigators' calculations

  • new mobile app for a selfie with mangalyaan

    New mobile app for a selfie with Mangalyaan

    India | Sep 22, 2014, 07:35 AM IST

    Hyderabad:  Hyderabad city-based start-up Smartur has developed a mobile application (app) built on augmented reality that allows users of Android phone and iOS mobile devices to click a selfie with Indian spaceship Mangalyaan that is

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