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Japan aims for the moons of MarsJapan's MMX mission will blast off soon to collect Martian moon samples. The spacecraft will orbit Mars for three years and land on Phobos....
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...
In 2005, scientists thawed 32,000-year-old organisms frozen since the Ice Age, and they started swimming almost immediately, challenging everything we knew about life's limitsNASA scientists made a groundbreaking discovery deep inside Alaskan permafrost. They defrosted 32,000-year-old bacteria frozen since the an...
It was built for 30 days. It survived 1,004: How a 4-pound helicopter became one of NASA's greatest success storiesNASA's Ingenuity helicopter surpassed expectations, operating for over a thousand days instead of the initially planned thirty. Completing ...
China's Tianwen-2 captures first close-up image of Earth's quasi-moon ahead of historic sample missionChina's Tianwen-2 spacecraft has reached Kamo'oalewa, a temporary quasi-moon of Earth. The mission faces challenges due to the asteroid's s...
This NASA rover Perseverance just logged 26.2 miles on Mars. What it found could be even biggerNASA Perseverance rover Mars travel record: NASA's Perseverance rover has achieved a remarkable feat, completing a marathon distance of 26....
Nearly 150 students of aided school in Kerala's Wayanad fall ill; 38 hospitalisedFever and vomiting have affected nearly 150 students at Mar Baselios Aided Upper Primary School in Koyilandy, Wayanad. Thirty-eight student...
Artemis II is a triumph, but NASA’s ‘most ambitious’ mission carrying possible evidences of life may never returnNASA's ambitious Mars Sample Return mission plans to bring Martian rocks and soil to Earth. This project seeks to understand if Mars was, i...
NASA's Perseverance rover finds 'Silver Mountain' in Mars. Here's what we knowNASA's Perseverance rover has collected a unique rock sample named "Silver Mountain" from Mars' Jezero Crater, featuring unprecedented text...
NASA's Mars Mission at a crossroads: Will Donald Trump’s administration fund the historic rock return from the Red Planet?NASA's Mars Sample Return mission, aimed at analyzing Martian rock samples collected by the Perseverance rover, faces a crucial decision as...
Was there ever life on Mars? NASA may have found evidence, but retrieving it could cost $7.7 billionNASA has revealed two new strategies to bring back rock and dust samples from Mars collected by Perseverance rover. The aim is to return th...
NASA Scientists gather ancient rocks from Isle of Rum for Mars Space Mission testingResearchers have revealed that ancient rocks sourced from the Isle of Rum will have a significant role in an upcoming international space m...
Traces of organic findings on Mars! NASA's Perseverance Rover makes a huge discoveryNASA makes new discovery on Mars as "building blocks of life" found. The organic material samples have now been stored in preparation for a...
NASA Mars rover may have collected 1st rock sample for return to EarthThe Perseverance rover's chief engineer, Adam Steltzner, called it a perfect core sample.
NASA's Perseverance rover lands on Mars, will search for signs of lifeThe robotic vehicle sailed through space for nearly seven months, covering 293 million miles (472 million km) before piercing the Martian a...
- NASA's Curiosity rover tests new drill method on Mars
Washington, March 1 (IANS) NASA's Curiosity rover has conducted a new drill method on Mars, marking the first operation of the rover's dril...
- Japan-led probe to Martian moons to carry NASA instrument
Washington, Nov 21 (IANS) NASA will send an instrument to study the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos on a Japan-led sample return mission to...
- Mars 2020 rover to use X-ray techniques to find signs of life
Paris, Aug 17 (IANS) NASA's Mars 2020 rover mission, which aims look for signs of past life on the Red Planet, will use smart X-ray techniq...
NASA's next Mars rover progresses towards 2020 launchTo reduce risk and provide cost savings, the 2020 rover will look much like its six-wheeled, one-tonne predecessor, Curiosity.
NASA building space shotgun to blast asteroidsNASA is developing shotgun that can blast asteroids into small pieces for collection as samples when robotic spacecraft reaches near such s...