Tag: Mars
NASA has landed on Mars after ‘seven minutes of terror’
After seven months of traveling through space, the NASA InSight mission has landed on Mars. A few minutes after landing, InSight sent the official...
Mars makes its closest encounter to Earth in 15 years
Earth's neighboring planet, Mars, is closer than it has been in the past 15 years, offering unusually bright views of the Red Planet's auburn...
‘Blood moon’ dazzles skygazers in century’s longest eclipse
The longest "blood moon" eclipse this century dazzled skygazers across the globe Friday, coinciding with Mars' closest approach in 15 years in a thrilling...
Building Blocks of Life Found on Mars
Day to day, it’s easy to lose sight of an astonishing fact: Since 2012, humankind has been driving a nuclear-powered sciencemobile the size of...
NASA plans to send first-ever mini-helicopter to Mars
WASHINGTON: NASA on Friday said that it plans to launch the first-ever helicopter to Mars in 2020, a miniature, unmanned drone-like chopper that could boost...
Driest desert hints at possible life on Mars
It may rain once a decade or less in South America's Atacama Desert, but tiny bacteria and microorganisms survive there, hinting at the possibility...
Europeans undergo training for Mars mission in Oman desert
DHOFAR: Would-be astronauts in aluminium-coated suits venture out in rovers from a sprawling camp in Oman’s barren desert: a simulation by a European venture...
World most powerful rocket blasts off as perfect launch toward Mars
The world's most powerful rocket, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, blasted off Tuesday on its highly anticipated maiden test flight, carrying CEO Elon Musk's cherry red...
New Pacific island offers clues on life on Mars
WELLINGTON: The world's newest island, formed during a volcanic eruption in the remote Pacific three years ago, may offer clues to how life potentially...
Send Americans to moon: Trump tells NASA
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump directed NASA on Monday to send Americans to the Moon for the first time since 1972, in order to prepare...
Secret Nasa report ‘recommends all-female Mars missions’ after studying astronauts’ sexual...
While several Nasa missions have involved mixed crews, a secret report by the space agency suggests that missions to Mars could be all-female, Daily Mail reports.
Speaking...
European Mars lander’s fate unclear, signs ‘not good’
The European Space Agency lost contact with an experimental Mars probe shortly before its planned landing on the red planet Wednesday. Scientists said that...
Mars recalls candy bars in 55 countries after plastic find
US chocolate maker Mars said Tuesday it's recalling candy bars and other items in 55 countries in Europe and elsewhere after plastic was found...
Evidence of flowing liquid water on Mars: NASA
Liquid water has been observed on the planet Mars, the US space agency NASA said Monday.
“Mars is not the dry, arid planet we thought...
NASA’s Orion capsule blasts off on ‘first step’ to Mars
Launch is first in more than 40 years of a US spacecraft intended to carry humans beyond the Moon
The US space agency’s Orion capsule...
After Mars, India space chief aims for the moon
India now has its sights set on low-budget missions to the moon and the sun after becoming the first country in Asia to reach...
US, France sign deal for 2016 Mars lander
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The United States and France unveiled plans to collaborate on a new Mars mission which will send an unmanned lander to study the deep...
