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  Large solar storm sparks global aurora on Mars; doubles radiation levels on Martian surface

  Science | October 03, 2017 12:41 IST

  A strong solar storm hit Mars last month, sparking a global aurora at the Martian surface and causing the radiation level to double.

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  Water escaping Mars has its ups and downs, NASA's MAVEN mission finds

  World | October 20, 2016 19:19 IST

  NASA's MAVEN mission, that has been probing Mars’ upper atmosphere for a whole Martian year – equivalent to two Earth years – has found water escaping the planet does not generally go delicately into space.

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  Watch: Nasa's Maven captures ultraviolet pictures of Mars displaying its ‘nightglow’

  World | October 19, 2016 19:14 IST

  Offering a stunning look into the planet's climate, Nasa's Maven mission demonstrated an alternate Mars utilizing the shuttle's infrared camera catching the planet's bright shine. They include the first images of "nightglow" that can be

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  NASA deploys new system to avoid traffic jams at Mars

  World | August 02, 2015 17:52 IST

  Washington:  Five active spacecrafts are now orbiting the Red Planet, including one from India, leaving NASA with no option but to beef up traffic monitoring, communication and manoeuvre planning to ensure that Mars orbiters do

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  5 amazing things that cost more than India's successful Mars Mission

  India | September 25, 2014 17:23 IST

  New Delhi: We Indians are known for getting things done at cheap prices and today our Scientists have proved it to the world. The country's Mangalyaan satellite successfully made it into orbit around the Mars

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  NASA spacecraft enters Mars' orbit to explore atmosphere

  World | September 22, 2014 10:14 IST

  Washington: After 10-month journey of 442 million mile, NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission entered into Mars orbit, the US space agency has said.After a 33-minute engine firing, mission controllers received acknowledgment at

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  NASA spacecraft set to enter Mars orbit Sunday night

  World | September 21, 2014 13:14 IST

  Washington: NASA's MAVEN spacecraft is set to enter the Mars orbit Sunday night, two days before India's first interplanetary spacecraft Mangalyaan is due to slip into the martian orbit Tuesday.MAVEN - the MARS Atmosphere and

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  NASA spacecraft to reach Mars this weekend

  World | September 18, 2014 6:56 IST

  Washington: US space agency NASA said on Wednesday its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft will enter orbit around the Red Planet this weekend.The spacecraft has completed a 10-month space journey spanning 442 million