In 1976, NASA's Viking Project sent the first images from a Mars lander back to Earth; its landing-site lessons influenced later U.S. Mars missionsIn 1976, Viking 1's successful touchdown on Mars set in motion a vital new strategy for choosing landing sites. Following safety concerns t...
26 Aug, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
Billions of years ago, Mars shifted from rivers and lakes to dry dunes; NASA says Curiosity’s hematite crystals may help date that climate shift in rockRecent studies on hematite crystal sizes reveal insights into Mars' ancient climate shifts. The presence of these tiny crystals suggests th...
26 Aug, 2026, 01.10 PM IST
NASA's Curiosity Rover on Mars captured a mysterious ‘jellyfish’ with two small legs and a body sparking theories of alien life on the Red planetA NASA Curiosity rover image of Mars shows a mysterious jellyfish-like figure with a body and two legs in Gale Crater, absent from photos t...
21 Aug, 2026, 05.43 PM IST
In 2003, scientists found Chile's Atacama desert so dry it had no detectable DNA. Now it's helping prepare for Mars missionsChile's Atacama Desert serves as Earth's closest Mars analogue due to its extreme dryness. This arid environment, with minimal rainfall and...
02 Aug, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
NASA's Curiosity rover discovers vast field of honeycomb-like textures on Mars. Here's why it mattersNASA's Curiosity rover found a large field of honeycomb-like rock textures. These polygonal fractures are the largest such formation the ro...
30 Jul, 2026, 08.23 PM IST
In 2012, NASA's Curiosity Rover discovered a home, now that 96-mile wide Gale Crater is sparking claims of finding doorway to a long lost civilization in MarsNASA, the European Space Agency, and other international partners continue planning ambitious explorations of Mars, including efforts to re...
29 Jul, 2026, 08.30 PM IST
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover sends images of cracked wheel, shows signs of ageing after 14 years on the Red PlanetNASA's Curiosity rover's wheels show extensive wear after years of exploration. Sharp rocks and uneven terrain have caused significant dama...
28 Jul, 2026, 02.42 PM IST
NASA's Curiosity rover uncovers unusual honeycomb-like pattern on Mars. What does it mean?NASA's Curiosity rover has photographed an unusual honeycomb-like pattern on Mars. This striking network of polygon-shaped ridges stretches...
16 Jul, 2026, 11.22 AM IST
NASA Curiosity Rover Shocking Discovery: This multi-billion-year-old rock on Mars reveals…NASA Curiosity Rover's shocking discovery about Mars is here. NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured images of a coral-shaped rock inside Gale...
09 Aug, 2025, 11.27 PM IST
Mars just got weirder: Curiosity rover spots coral-shaped rock formed by ancient waterNASA's Curiosity rover has discovered a coral-shaped rock inside Mars’ Gale Crater, pointing to a time when the planet had water. The delic...
08 Aug, 2025, 10.50 AM IST
12 years on, Mars has taken a toll on Curiosity Rover's wheels; here's how it looks nowNASA's Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars in 2012, has explored 20 miles of the Martian surface. Recently, NASA shared insights about th...
06 Oct, 2024, 01.15 AM IST
NASA’s Curiosity rover uncovers ‘mind-blowing’ yellow sulfur crystals on MarsNASA's Curiosity rover has made a remarkable discovery on Mars by finding rocks composed of pure sulfur in the Gediz Vallis channel. This u...
20 Jul, 2024, 09.00 PM IST
No, NASA didn't find a mysterious doorway on Mars. But that's no reason to stop lookingAt first sight, the picture released by Nasa is totally convincing.
27 May, 2022, 06.53 PM IST
- NASA's Curiosity rover captures images of Martian dust storm
Washington, June 21 (IANS) With NASA engineers yet to make contact with the Opportunity Mars rover due to a massive storm on the Red Planet...
21 Jun, 2018, 12.52 PM IST
- NASA's Curiosity rover marks 5 years of Mars exploration
Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) NASA's Curiosity rover which found that that ancient Mars had the right chemistry to support living microbes is ma...
05 Aug, 2017, 01.42 PM IST
NASA's Curiosity rover moves to new location on MarsThe mission's science team members seek to understand why this area bears rocks with significantly higher levels of silica and hydrogen tha...
20 Aug, 2015, 02.19 PM IST
Mars Curiosity rover reaches its primary destinationAfter more than two years of touching down on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover has finally reached the foothills of Mount Sharp, the primary de...
14 Sep, 2014, 02.29 PM IST