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The country had on 24 September 2014 successfully placed the Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft in the orbit around the red plane.

India’s Mars Orbiter Mission completes 3 years in Martian orbit

India's low-cost Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) has completed three years in its Martian orbit, says ISRO.

26 Sep 2017 8:52 AM

A region of Mars named Aeolis Dorsa contains some of the most spectacular and densely packed river deposits seen on the planet, researchers said.

Ancient Mars supported liquid water: study

Mars had a surface environment that supported liquid water about 3.5 billion years ago.

19 Sep 2017 3:34 PM

The crew of four men and two women were quarantined on a vast plain below the summit of the world's largest active volcano in January.

Mars research subjects to emerge after 8 months of isolation

Their first order of business after subsisting on mostly freeze-dried and canned food.

16 Sep 2017 9:39 AM

Typically, Mars' crust has been considered at least as dense as Earth's oceanic crust, which is about 2,900 kilogrammes per cubic metre. The new value is derived from Mars' gravity field, a global model that can be extracted from satellite tracking data using sophisticated mathematical tools.

NASA gravity map shows Mars has porous crust

The researchers mapped the density of the Martian crust, estimating the average density is 2,582 kilogrammes per cubic metre.

14 Sep 2017 8:02 PM

This artist's concept from August 2015 depicts NASA's InSight Mars lander fully deployed for studying the deep interior of Mars. The mission will launch during the period March 4 to March 30, 2016, and land on Mars Sept. 28, 2016. (Photo: NASA)

NASA's next Mars mission to probe red planet's deep interior

Information gathered by the Insight mission will boost understanding of how all rocky planets formed, including Earth, NASA said.

29 Aug 2017 3:33 PM

Unlike on Earth, the snow and ice is carbon dioxide, better known to us as dry ice. (Photo: NASA)

NASA unveils 'stunning image' of snow-covered dunes on Mars

The image was taken on May 21 in the Northern hemisphere of Mars by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera.

27 Aug 2017 8:39 AM

Mars as seen by the webcam on ESA's Mars Express orbiter in 2016. (Photo: AFP)

Mars weather: 'Cloudy, chance of nighttime snowstorm'

The new findindgs suggest that ice-water particles swirling in a storm hit the ground within minutes.

23 Aug 2017 7:35 AM

Loren explains the tough situations that the astronauts would probably have when they would be locked inside this space suit designed for Mars.

Video | She tried out the Mars space suit, wasn’t happy

The new space suits for Mars is being designed and tested out at the University of North Dakota.

20 Aug 2017 9:44 AM

These techniques, known as "spatially resolved bio- signature analysis" derive from geochemical analysis of early life on Earth.

Mars 2020 rover to use smart techniques to find signs of life

The Mars Exploration Program with a planned launch in 2020 builds on the success of prior rovers.

17 Aug 2017 4:02 PM

The red planet is a frequent target for Nasa’s sample return missions because it’s oddly similar to Earth and may have once been covered in water.

Nasa offers Rs 1 cr to stop alien ‘invasion’

The concern also works the other way, most imminently for Mars.

03 Aug 2017 6:14 AM

This diagram illustrates the positions of Mars, Earth and the sun during a period that occurs approximately every 26 months, when Mars passes almost directly behind the sun from Earth's perspective. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA to refrain sending commands to Mars orbiters

Data will keep coming from Mars to Earth, although loss or corruption of some bits is anticipated and the data will be retransmitted later.

18 Jul 2017 9:31 AM

Nasa will refrain from sending commands to its three orbiters and two rovers on Mars later this month, as movement of planets will curtail communication between planets.

No signals to Mars from Nasa

Data will keep coming from Mars to Earth, although loss or corruption of some bits is anticipated and the data will be retransmitted later.

18 Jul 2017 2:04 AM

Researchers found that, when exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light in environmental conditions mimicking those on Mars, the chemicals can kill bacteria commonly carried by spacecraft.

Mars soil may be toxic to alien life: study

The surface of Mars contains a toxic cocktail of chemicals that can wipe out living organisms.

08 Jul 2017 8:27 AM

Mount Etna, in Sicily, is a test bed for the approximately three-foot high, four-wheeled machine ahead of a future mission to the moon. (Photo: screengrab)

Lunar robots put to the test on Europe's most active volcano

A robot wheels across a rocky, windswept landscape that looks like the surface of some distant planet from a science fiction film.

05 Jul 2017 7:54 AM

The Pancam on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity took the component images of this enhanced-color scene during the mission's "walkabout" survey of an area just above the top of "Perseverance Valley," in preparation for driving down the valley. (Photo: NASA)

NASA's Mars probe spots evidence of ancient lake

The features were seen just outside the crater rim's crest above "Perseverance Valley," which is carved into the inner slope of the rim.

26 Jun 2017 12:45 PM

ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission completes 1000 earth days

The mission of ISRO entered the Martian orbit on September 24, 2014 in its first attempt.

19 Jun 2017 3:00 PM

Musk explored the planetary options for expanding to a space-bearing civilisation and described the advantages Mars offers.

City on Mars possible within our lifetime, says Elon Musk

Human colonies on Mars could be built within our lifetime, according to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

16 Jun 2017 8:05 AM

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover examined a mudstone outcrop area called “Pahrump Hills” on lower Mount Sharp, in 2014 and 2015. This view shows locations of some targets the rover studied there. The blue dots indicate where drilled samples of powdered rock were collected for analysis. (NASA Image)

Evidence of wide diversity of minerals discovered on Mars

NASA scientists have found a wide diversity of minerals in the initial samples of rocks collected by the Curiosity rover.

12 Jun 2017 1:23 PM

The 2017 NASA Astronaut Class: (from left) Zena Cardman, Jasmin Moghbeli, Jonny Kim, Frank Rubio, Matthew Dominick, Warren Hoburg, Robb Kulin, Kayla Barron, Bob Hines, Raji Chari, Loral O' Hara and Jessica Watkins. Photo Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz. (Photo: NASA)

Mars rover scientist, SpaceX engineer join NASA astronaut corps

NASA named 12 astronauts on Wednesday to the US space agency's first new class of space fliers in five years.

08 Jun 2017 7:58 AM

Cosmic rays, such as iron and titanium atoms, heavily damage the cells they traverse because of their very high rates of ionisation.

Cosmic rays may double cancer risks for Mars astronauts

Conventional risk models used by NASA and others assume DNA damage and mutation are the cause of radiation cancers.

06 Jun 2017 3:25 PM

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