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Ancient lake on Mars harboured diverse microbial life: study

Researchers found that the lake in Mars' Gale Crater was stratified.

02 Jun 2017 6:31 PM

Rains may have shaped Mars surface: study

The fourth planet from the Sun, Mars has geological features like the Earth and Moon

18 May 2017 8:14 AM

NASA delays deep-space Orion test to 2019 due to costs

The first test flight of NASA's Orion capsule, designed to one day carry people to Mars, has been delayed until 2019

13 May 2017 7:40 AM

Technique to turn Mars or Moon rocks into concrete developed

Making Earth-style concrete requires large amounts of heat and energy, which would be very short supply for first human outposts on Mars

08 May 2017 7:52 AM

Researchers reveal map of Mars landing site for NASA’s 2020 rover

NASA hopes its mission will reveal whether alien life ever existed on Mars.

25 Apr 2017 1:13 PM

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France, Japan aim for Martian Moon

Phobos, the largest and closes of the two moons circling around Mar’s moon, is 17kms in diameter

14 Apr 2017 7:51 AM

Solar wind turned Mars into dry, cold planet: study

The measurements show that Mars has lost 66 percent of its argon since the planet formed some 4.6 billion years ago.

01 Apr 2017 9:27 AM

Donald Trump plans man on Mars by 2030s

The Nasa Transition Authorisation Act gives the agency $19.5 billion for 2018.

23 Mar 2017 2:29 AM

Mars volcano died the same time as dinosaurs

Giant volcano Arsia Mons produced one new lava flow every one to three million years.

22 Mar 2017 6:35 AM

Intex to start selling Aqua handsets

The Delhi High Court has allowed major mobile phone maker 'Intex' to sell its Aqua brand handsets and accessories in the local market.

14 Mar 2017 8:44 AM

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Scientists grow potato under Mars-like conditions in Peru

Scientists are reporting promising results growing the tuber under conditions that mimic the Red Planet.

11 Mar 2017 11:17 AM

Mars astronaut radiation shield set for moon mission trial-developer

The AstroRad Radiation Shield has been devised by Tel Aviv-based StemRad

03 Mar 2017 8:45 PM

NASA may send robotic spacecraft to Sun next year

NASA plans to launch the Solar Probe Plus mission to the Sun which is about 149 million kilometres from the Earth.

01 Mar 2017 12:12 PM

NASA weighing risk of adding crew to megarocket's 1st flight

The objective is to speed up a manned mission; under the current plan, astronauts wouldn't climb aboard until 2021.

25 Feb 2017 8:00 AM

UAE to build first city on Mars by 2117

The 100-year plan will involve scientific research to nurture national cadres specialised in space sciences at universities in the UAE.

17 Feb 2017 10:12 AM

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Isro now gearing up for missions to Mars, Venus

The Cartosat-2 series programme is one of the most complex such missions handled by the Isro.

16 Feb 2017 5:05 AM

ISRO eyes world record; to visit Venus and Mars soon

India will boldly go to Venus for the first time and re-visit the Red Planet very soon.

12 Feb 2017 9:25 AM

A home designed to be away

An all-Indian team has set out to explore what Mars will be like to live on.

29 Jan 2017 4:45 AM

Nasa drill to test possibility for Mars stay

Nasa hopes to send humans to an asteroid in the 2020s and Mars by the 2030s.

22 Jan 2017 4:47 AM

Freeze-dried food and 1 bathroom: 6 simulate Mars in dome

Crammed into a dome with one bathroom, six scientists will spend eight months munching on mostly freeze-dried foods.

21 Jan 2017 9:51 AM

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