Red Planet
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Rainbow on Mars? ESA reveals stunning pics of 'rusty' red planet, netizens say 'feels like home'
World | Jun 27, 2024, 06:17 PM ISTStunning pictures of the Mars' desert-looking surface were uploaded by the European Space Agency, which showed layers of yellow clays along with white and blue aluminium deposits and dark eroded rock. Mars is one of the most explored planets in the solar system with efforts to find human life there.
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A gas station on Red Planet? New Carbon dioxide reactor can make Martian fuel
Science | Sep 25, 2021, 11:12 PM ISTThe Martian atmosphere is composed almost entirely of carbon dioxide. Astronauts could save half the fuel they need for a return trip home by making what they need on the red planet once they arrive, said Jingjie Wu, Assistant Professor at UC College of Engineering and Applied Science.
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After flight on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter to begin new demo phase
Science | May 01, 2021, 09:32 AM ISTAfter flying over the Red Planet, NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter is now set to begin a new demonstration phase
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NASA's Mars rover Perseverance to touch down in Jezero Crater today
Science | Feb 18, 2021, 03:34 PM ISTLanding on Mars is difficult. Only about 50 per cent of all previous Mars landing attempts have succeeded.
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400 mln km within 163 days, China's Mars probe heads for red planet
Science | Jan 03, 2021, 02:42 PM ISTSo far, the Mars probe had flown in space for 163 days. It was about 130 million km from Earth and about 8.3 million km from Mars, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
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Mars Mission: 3 countries to send unmanned spacecraft to red planet this week
Science | Jul 13, 2020, 04:43 PM 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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NASA invites public to submit their names to fly aboard Mars 2020 rover
May 22, 2019, 06:01 PM ISTAlthough it will be years before the first humans set foot on Mars, NASA is inviting the public to submit their names to fly to the Red Planet aboard the US space agency's Mars 2020 rover.
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Mars had big rivers for billions of years: Study
Mar 29, 2019, 10:36 AM ISTThe study by scientists at the University of Chicago catalogued these rivers and found that significant river runoff persisted on Mars later into its history than previously thought.
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Mars orbiter finds first evidence of ancient groundwater system on Red Planet, say scientists
Mar 04, 2019, 02:47 PM ISTMany craters contain multiple features, all at depths of 4000 to 4500 metres -- indicating that these craters once contained pools and flows of water that changed and receded over time.
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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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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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Despite absence of Earth-like magnetic dipole, Mars atmosphere well protected from solar wind: Study
Dec 11, 2017, 06:20 PM ISTAccording to a new research, present-day Mars is a cold and dry planet with less than one per cent of Earths atmospheric pressure at the surface.
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NASA's 2020 Mars rover to have 23 'eyes'
Nov 02, 2017, 07:01 PM ISTNASA said that these "eyes" will provide dramatic views during the rover's descent to Mars and be the first to capture images of a parachute as it opens on another planet.
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Lockheed Martin unveils reusable water-powered new technology for Mars lander
Sep 29, 2017, 07:20 PM ISTLockheed Martin is among several companies working on deep space habitats with NASA, which hopes to send the first astronauts to Mars in the 2030s.
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Mars lander Schiaparelli may have exploded claims scientists
World | Oct 21, 2016, 11:27 PM ISTA space test aimed at finding indications of life on Mars may have detonated after crash landing, said researchers on Friday. Pictures taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show a black spot in the area
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Watch: Nasa's Maven captures ultraviolet pictures of Mars displaying its ‘nightglow’
World | Oct 19, 2016, 07:14 PM ISTOffering 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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Global dust storm may hit Mars soon, says NASA
World | Oct 07, 2016, 06:12 PM ISTMars, the red planet, could experience a global dust storm in a thick haze in coming months, US space agency NASA has predicted. Global dust storms on Mars could soon become more predictable -
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First Mexican Mars rover gets recognition from NASA and IAF
World | Oct 03, 2016, 01:15 PM ISTIn a mark of significant achievement for the South American nation, the first prototype of a Mars explorer robot designed by a team of 10 university students in Mexico has gained recognition from US space
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NASA's Curiosity reveals how Mars crust contributes to red planet's atmosphere
World | Sep 30, 2016, 04:02 PM ISTNASA's Mars Curiosity rover has discovered the evidence that chemistry in the crust or surface material on Mars contributed dynamically to the makeup of its atmosphere over time. Mars' atmosphere is moving up from