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20 Dec 2022

Read 10 AMAZING facts about NASA’s InSight Mars rover as it sends last message

NASA's Mars Rover InSight is going to turn off soon. It sent the last signing off message, making netizens' emotional. Here are 10 amazing facts about NASA's InSight rover.

28 Nov 2022

Red Planet Day 2022: Can humans live on Mars? Here are the main roadblocks

The idea of colonization of Mars is an exciting one for space enthusiasts The Red Planet Day is celebrated on Nov 28

03 Oct 2022

With drained battery and no fuel, India's 'Mangalyaan' mission comes to an end

"Right now, there is no fuel left (in India's Mars Orbiter craft). The satellite battery has drained," sources in ISRO told news agency PTI.

19 Sep 2022

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captures first images of Mars- Pic inside

James Webb Space Telescope, which was launched in December 2021 In future, Mars team will be using this imaging and spectroscopic data to explore regional differences across the planet The images of Mars havebeen captured by the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam)

29 Jul 2022

2 helicopters launched by NASA to return rocks from Mars

"We've added the helicopters as a backup means," says Jeff Gramling, director of NASA's Mars sample return program If Perseverance Rover breaks down, the two helicopters shall be launched to load the samples onto the rocket The most recent sample, a sedimentary rock, holds the greatest promise of containing possible evidence of ancient Martian life

25 Jun 2022

Rare planetary conjunction: 5 planets of solar system line up in special order

The conjunction was brightest on Friday morning but will remain visible until Monday from most parts of the world, reported IANS.

09 Jun 2022

Strange twisted rock towers on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover releases pictures

"The spikes are most likely the cemented fillings of ancient fractures in a sedimentary rock. The rest of the rock was made of softer material and was eroded away," the caption read.

16 May 2022

Strange 'doorway' spotted on Mars!

A perfectly carved out doorway seems to have been found on Mars by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover.

astronomical event

27 Apr 2022

Rare event: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn to align in straight line this week

After 1,000 years, a rare and unique astronomical event will take place during the last week of April 4 planets including Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will align in a straight line in the eastern sky for around one hour before the sunrise

23 Apr 2022

Solar eclipse on Mars: NASA Perseverance captures amazing cosmic event- Watch

The Perseverance rover is on a mission to search for signs of ancient microbial life on the Red Planet Perseverance is the first rover to collect and cache samples from Martian land

28 Jan 2022

NASA's Mars orbiter finds water flowed on Red Planet longer than thought

Caltech scientists have studied data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. They reveal water flowed on Mars as recently as 2 billion to 2.5 billion years ago.

31 Dec 2021

Elon Musk says humans will go to Mars in 5 years, here's why

According to Musk, this will happen in the next five to ten years. It's not like Musk was exaggerating his optimism. It should be emphasised, though, that Musk is well-known for missing deadlines for his projects.

08 Oct 2021

Water on Mars? Images taken by NASA's Perseverance Rover reveal THIS

The images taken by the Perseverance rover revealed Jezero Crater's watery past. The latest images has unveiled the existence of a 3.7-billion-year-old ancient river delta.

Mars exploration mission

11 Sep 2021

In a first, NASA's Perseverance rover collects puzzle pieces of Mars' history

"It looks like our first rocks reveal a potentially habitable sustained environment," said Ken Farley of Caltech, project scientist for the mission, which is led by NASA`s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California.

Mars exploration mission

07 Sep 2021

Perseverance rover creates history, collects first rock samples from Mars

These samples would be the first set of scientifically identified and selected materials returned to our planet from another Perseverance`s mission is to understand the geology and ancient habitability of the area

03 Sep 2021

NASA's Perseverance rover successfully collects first rock from Mars

The Perseverance rover's chief engineer, Adam Stelzner made the announcement on his Twitter handle and said, "I've never been more happy to see a hole in a rock."

26 Aug 2021

On 9th anniversary of Curiosity rover on Mars NASA shares stunning image

Curiosity rover touched down the Gale Crater on August 5, 2012 The rover has travelled a total of 16.3 mi (26.3 km)

21 Aug 2021

Chinese Zhurong Mars rover soldiers on after completing programme

Zhurong has been consistently sending back photos and data via the Tianwen-1 orbiter Zhurong completed its 90-day program on Aug. 15 and was in excellent technical condition and fully charged

10 Aug 2021

Haven't checked NASA's recruitment for its Mars mission yet? See here

The habitat will simulate the challenges of a mission on Mars Nasa is planning three of these missions -- known as Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog

08 Aug 2021

Calling all Martians! NASA is recruiting for its Mars mission, check details

NASA announced that it is recruiting for a year-long Mars mission and is looking for four applicants to live in a simulated Martian exploration habitat. Check details here

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