What do a UP town, a physicist and a Bihar town have in common? Hint: MarsLal, Mursan and Hilsa are three craters on the surface of Mars, discovered by Ahmedabad's Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), that could ho...
14 Jun, 2024, 11.51 AM IST
Uncovering Mars' frosty secrets: How water behaves on the Red PlanetScientists have discovered frost on Mars' Olympus Mons volcano, indicating a sparse yet active water cycle on the Red Planet. This phenomen...
13 Jun, 2024, 08.48 PM IST
Life, water on Mars? Morning frost detected on red planet. What does this mean?A significant discovery has been made as early morning frost was found on Mars. The discovery came by chance -- no one expected to find fro...
11 Jun, 2024, 11.26 PM IST
United Arab Emirates publishes first photo from Mars probeThe picture, taken Wednesday, shows sunlight just coming across the surface of Mars. It shows Mars' north pole, as well as Mars' largest vo...
14 Feb, 2021, 03.44 PM IST
India's Mars Orbiter Mission completes four years in orbit: ISROAlthough the designed mission life of MOM was six months, the satellite has continued to beam back science data from Mars for the past four...
25 Sep, 2018, 03.54 PM IST
- NASA's InSight will decode how mountains formed on Mars
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) NASA's InSight spacecraft, that has passed the halfway mark to Mars, carries a unique instrument that will enable...
29 Aug, 2018, 02.17 PM IST
Mars oceans formed much earlier than thought: StudyResearchers have linked the existence of oceans in the red planet to the rise of the solar system's largest volcanic system, Tharsis.
20 Mar, 2018, 03.51 PM IST
- Six NASA scientists to emerge from Mars-like habitat
New York, Sep 17 (IANS) Six Nasa scientists, who were living in isolation on a Mars-like habitat in Hawaii since January to determine astro...
17 Sep, 2017, 01.17 PM IST
Dinosaurs, Mars volcano went extinct about the same time: NASAThe research reveals that the giant Martian volcano Arsia Mons produced one new lava flow at its summit every one to three million years du...
21 Mar, 2017, 03.03 PM IST
Some quirky and interesting facts about Barren Island volcano in AndamanThe tallest volcano in the solar system is on Mars. Olympus Mons is a giant shield volcano that rises to an elevation of 27 km, and it meas...
26 Feb, 2017, 01.42 AM IST
- Meteorite in Africa offers clues to volcanic activity on Mars
New York, Feb 2 (IANS) Examining a Martian meteorite found in Africa, scientists have uncovered evidence of at least two billion years of v...
03 Feb, 2017, 05.52 AM IST
2 billion years of volcanic activity on Mars unveiledThe finding confirms that some of the longest-lived volcanoes in the solar system may be found on the red planet.
02 Feb, 2017, 03.24 PM IST
- 'Funnel' on Mars could host key ingredients for habitability
Washington, Nov 11 (IANS) A funnel-shaped depression on Mars could be a new place to look for signs of life on the Red Planet, a study says.
11 Nov, 2016, 01.05 PM IST
NASA's rover discovery ignites curiosity on Mars volcanic historyNASA's Curiosity has been exploring sedimentary rocks within Gale Crater since landing in August 2012.
24 Jun, 2016, 04.12 PM IST
Volcanoes erupted under ice sheet on ancient MarsNew evidence from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter suggests there was extensive ice on ancient Mars, researchers said.
04 May, 2016, 12.47 PM IST
Want to go to Mars? Well, you can't, but your name canThis is the second time NASA has opened up this type of opportunity, with the organization launching the 'send you name' program.
20 Aug, 2015, 01.09 PM IST
NASA robot VolcanoBot 2 can explore extraterrestrial volcanoesFinding preserved and accessible fissures is rare. VolcanoBot 1 was tasked with mapping the pathways of magma from May 5 to 9, 2014.
08 Jan, 2015, 01.25 PM IST