Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS found spewing water far from the Sun; researchers say it may hold clues to how life travels across the universeInterstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, the third of its kind detected, has revealed signs of water, surprising scientists with its activity far from ...
09 Oct, 2025, 05.58 AM IST
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS set to pass Mars in October: 5 spacecraft race to capture rare cosmic visitor from beyondInterstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is speeding past Mars this month. It moves at 193,000 mph. NASA and ESA spacecraft are preparing to observe it ...
03 Oct, 2025, 04.03 PM IST
NIT research to improve weather prediction on Mars for better robotic, human mission planningResearchers from NIT Rourkela and Sun Yat-sen University analysed over 20 years of Mars mission data to study how dust storms, dust devils,...
30 Jun, 2025, 09.09 PM IST
Water in Mars theory gets big boost. Is there a possibility of life on Red Planet?NASA's InSight lander mission concluded in 2022 but new details emerge about the planet Mars.
15 Aug, 2024, 06.13 PM 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
Mars could have conditions suitable for life, reveals new discoveryThis alternating pattern of wet and dry periods is believed to have created an environment conducive to the development of complex ancient ...
10 Aug, 2023, 01.20 AM IST
Mars livestream by ESA showcases 'red planet' in near real-time. All detailsESA today live stream and explored Mars which showed us some near real-time footages of the red planet.
03 Jun, 2023, 12.06 AM IST
What if there's alien life on Mars, but our rovers just can't 'see' it?On Earth, most organisms use photosynthesis to harness energy from sunlight.
22 Feb, 2023, 06.36 PM IST
China's Zhurong Rover says Mars had water traces more recently than everThousands of millions of years more recently than previously believed, Mars may have had liquid water, according to China's Zhurong Rover. ...
13 May, 2022, 08.56 PM IST
On World Water Day, ten facts about 'blue gold' amid threat of climate change"Many of our problems arise because we do not value water highly enough; all too often water is not valued at all," said Gilbert F. Houngbo...
22 Mar, 2021, 11.53 AM IST
Mars may have harboured life in past: StudyThe researchers from Imperial College London in the UK concluded that there could be nearly 12,000 Olympic sized pools of organic matter on...
16 May, 2018, 12.59 PM IST
Punjab government concerned over its right on river watersGovernor Kaptan Singh Solanki today appealed the Centre to remove "discrimination" in sharing right to waters of its rivers with neighbouri...
08 Mar, 2016, 05.01 PM IST
New technique may help detect life on MarsVisits to Mars by unmanned probes from NASA and the European Space Agency have found evidence that a prime condition for life once may have...
17 May, 2015, 04.25 PM IST
Curiosity rover's new data indicates Mars may hold liquid waterThe explanation is that the substance perchlorate has been found in the soil, which lowers the freezing point so the water does not freeze ...
14 Apr, 2015, 01.25 PM IST
Mangalyaan searching for Earth 2.0! 'Methane discovery' to give alien-seekers heartLife could exist on exoplanets (planets attached to stars other than our Sun). The Kepler spacecraft identified 3601 unconfirmed planetary ...
28 Sep, 2014, 12.35 PM IST
Amidst euphoria, some voices question cost of Mars MissionWhile the Mars mission got wide praise, there were voices which questioned the need for spending Rs 450-500 crore on it.
05 Nov, 2013, 07.53 PM IST