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The ExoMars Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System, CaSSIS, captured this view of the rim of Korolev crater (73.3ºN/165.9ºE) on 15 April 2018. Scientists combined three pictures taken by the Trace Gas Orbiter’s camera instrument, CaSSIS, from an altitude of 400 kilometers (249 miles). (Photo: AP)

European Space Agency releases 1st image from Mars orbiter

The European Space Agency has released its first image taken by a probe orbiting Mars, showing the ice-covered edge of a vast crater.

27 Apr 2018 5:03 PM

Female astronauts have been in to space, but far more men have been sent into orbit than women.

First person on Mars should be a woman, says NASA's chief astronaut trainer

According to Allison McIntyre, a senior NASA engineer at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, a dozen men have already walked on the moon.

18 Apr 2018 11:02 AM

So engineers decided to rewrite the spacecraft's computer code so it can orient itself using pictures of surrounding stars most of the time.

Europe plans remote update to keep aging Mars probe stable

The probe arrived at Mars in late 2003 for a two-year mission, but almost 15 years later it's still operating.

13 Apr 2018 2:17 PM

This file photo shows visitors sit beside a model of China’s Tiangong-1 space station at the 8th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai in southern China’s Guangdong Province. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

China space lab mostly burns up on re-entry in south Pacific

The experimental space laboratory re-entered around 8:15 a.m. Beijing time, the China Manned Space Engineering Office said.

03 Apr 2018 3:32 PM

This image is assembled from a series of January 2018 photos of Mars made by the Mars Curiosity rover. (AP File Photo, NASA)

Can we live in space? Can humans live on moon or Mars colony?

Tucked away in high-tech laboratories, a team of 30 researchers are studying new ways to keep humans alive on a potential moon or Mars.

30 Mar 2018 1:03 PM

This photo shows researchers testing China’s first space station module Tiangong-1 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China’s Gansu Province prior to its launch on September 29, 2011. (Photo: AP)

China’s defunct space lab hurtling toward Earth for re-entry

China’s defunct and believed out-of-control space station is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere sometime in the coming days.

29 Mar 2018 4:51 PM

After the long procedure to open the hatches between the Soyuz and the space station, the trio will join station residents Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, Scott Tingle of NASA and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

Two Americans, one Russian dock with International Space Station

On board the capsule were NASA astronauts Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev.

24 Mar 2018 9:19 AM

Meanwhile NASA has described the shapes in images as rock crystals which are being analysed (Photo: Pixabay)

Researcher claims he can expose NASA's cover up about aliens on Mars

Barry DiGregorio says that the discovery may have been ignored because of the agency’s plans for a manned mission to explore Mars.

06 Mar 2018 2:26 PM

A cloud of a vapourised rock called synestia. (Photo: Pixabay)

Moon formed from donut-shaped cloud of vapourised rock: study

Tests have shown that the Moon is far less abundant in many volatile elements that are relatively common on Earth.

01 Mar 2018 3:57 PM

The experiment was held near the isolated Israeli township of Mitzpe Ramon, whose surroundings resemble the Martian environment in its geology, aridity, appearance and desolation, the ministry said.

Israeli scientists complete mock Mars mission in Negev desert

A four-day Mars habitat experiment was held, where scientists simulated living conditions on the Red Planet.

20 Feb 2018 3:43 PM

Israeli scientists perform mock Martian missions in desert

The participants were investigating various fields relevant to a future Mars mission.

19 Feb 2018 8:27 AM

To explore how people might react, scientists had them read news reports about a number of potential alien discoveries. (Photo: Pixabay)

Humans will be happy if aliens come to Earth, finds study

Research shows that people are far more positive in their thoughts about meeting extraterrestrials than previously thought.

17 Feb 2018 10:40 AM

This photo shows two scientists test space suits and a geo-radar for use in a future Mars mission in the Dhofar desert of southern Oman. The desolate desert in southern Oman resembles Mars so much that more than 200 scientists from 25 nations organized by the Austrian Space Forum are using it for the next four weeks to field-test technology for a manned mission to Mars. (Photo: AP)

Mars on Earth: Simulation tests in remote desert of Oman

Astronaut Kartik Kumar says next step to Mars is to tackle non-engineering problems like medical emergency responses and others.

09 Feb 2018 5:43 PM

Musk, who also runs the electric car company Tesla, sent his Roadster into a long solar orbit stretching out to Mars.

Spacex 'Starman' at wheel of sports car flying on new rocket

Musk's Starman will cruise around the sun for a billion years.

07 Feb 2018 10:09 AM

The process involves mixing human waste with microbes, which break down the waste to create a paste which is fit for consumption.

Astronauts will now eat their own excreta

Even though it may sound weird, it definitely will save a lot of space and effort to take edibles along on the journey.

03 Feb 2018 2:14 PM

This composite image made from a series of Jan. 23, 2018 photos shows a self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover on Vera Rubin Ridge. The rover's arm which held the camera was positioned out of each of the dozens of shots which make up the mosaic. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS via AP)

NASA turns selfies by Mars rover into stunning self-portrait

A small, self-focusing camera on the end of Curiosity's arm took the selfies.

02 Feb 2018 9:35 AM

Microbial growth could be used to produce a nutritious food for deep space flight. (Photo: Pixabay)

Microbes used to convert human waste into space food

The team found that methane was readily produced during anaerobic digestion of human waste and could be used to grow a different microb.

29 Jan 2018 8:43 PM

The technology could power habitats and life-support systems, enable astronauts to mine resources, recharge rovers and run processing equipment to transform resources such as ice on the planet into oxygen, water and fuel. (Photo: NASA)

US tests nuclear power system to sustain astronauts on Mars

NASA’s prototype power system uses a uranium-235 reactor core roughly the size of a paper towel roll.

20 Jan 2018 9:31 AM

The deposits were found at seven geological formations called scarps, with slopes up to 55 degrees, in the southern hemisphere and one in the northern hemisphere. (Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Future human outposts could be sustained by Mars' ice caps

The findings showed that ice may be more available than previously known for use as water to support future human exploration missions.

12 Jan 2018 10:45 AM

For Indian scientists who are designing gadgets to probe the surface and sub-surface of the red planet, the results hint at the need to scrounge for toxic chemicals that could hinder efforts to establish a sustainable agricultural system 400 million km away!

The final frontier: Making life thrive on Mars

New studies are intended to throw light on evolution of planets and how life commenced in our solar system.

02 Jan 2018 7:09 AM

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