Mars Gullies Formed by Sand and CO2, Not WaterMars' strange gullies are not carved by water as once thought. New research shows sand and seasonal carbon dioxide ice are the main sculpto...
09 Feb, 2026, 03.48 PM IST
Mars just shocked NASA: Perseverance accidentally records first evidence of lightning on the red planet; Here’s what it meansNASA's Perseverance rover has accidentally detected lightning-like electrical discharges on Mars, a breakthrough in understanding the plane...
28 Nov, 2025, 08.04 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
Mars secret revealed: The Red Planet's cracked skin may be hiding an ancient truthNASA’s Curiosity rover has captured the first-ever close-up images of spiderweb-like “boxwork” formations on Mars, revealing new clues abou...
27 Jun, 2025, 02.33 PM IST
Iron mineral reason for Mars's red colour, study suggests; hints planet was once habitableResearch suggests Mars's red hue may be due to ferrihydrite, an iron oxide formed in cool water, implying past habitability. Data from Mars...
26 Feb, 2025, 04.23 PM IST
Scientists propose warming up Mars by using heat-trapping 'glitter'Researchers suggested a new method to warm Mars by injecting engineered nanoparticles into its atmosphere, potentially increasing temperatu...
09 Aug, 2024, 06.47 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
- Volcanic eruptions behind mysterious Martian rock formation: Study
Washington, June 18 (IANS) Explosive volcanic eruptions that shot jets of hot ash, rock and gas skyward are the probable source of a myster...
18 Jun, 2018, 01.52 PM IST
- Clay on Red Planet due to Martian crust, not water: Study
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) Clay minerals on Mars could have formed during the creation of the Martian crust itself, long before any water flo...
07 Dec, 2017, 03.32 PM IST
- Climate cycles led to water carved features on Mars' surface
New York, Dec 2 (IANS) Dramatic climate cycles on early Mars, triggered by buildup of greenhouse gases, may be the key to understanding how...
02 Dec, 2016, 11.25 AM IST
Mars emerging from Ice AgeMars emerging from an Ice Age, according to radar images of Mars's polar regions that are shedding new light on our climate cycle.
28 May, 2016, 07.58 AM IST
Mars emerging from Ice Age: StudyThe findings are based on data collected by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been circling Mars for 10 years.
27 May, 2016, 03.47 AM IST
Oceans on Mars may have never existed: StudyAncient Mars never had oceans of water and could have looked more like an icy snowball than the warmer, wetter planet that many researchers...
22 Jul, 2015, 06.30 PM IST
Ice deposits waxed and waned on Mars: StudyScientists have found new evidence that glacier-like ice deposits advanced and retreated multiple times in regions of Mars in recent past.
29 Jan, 2015, 04.20 PM IST
Earth meteorite indicates water reservoir on Mars: NASAThis discovery helps resolve the question of where the "missing Martian water" may have gone.
19 Dec, 2014, 01.23 PM IST
Why countries aiming Mars to find elusive methane and secrets of lifeIndia has thus joined an exclusive global Martian club as the fourth member, in the first shot, and become the first Asian nation.
25 Sep, 2014, 01.12 PM IST
- Glaciers reveal Mars' climate has been recently active
The climate on the Red Planet has been much more dynamic than previously believed, suggests a study that could have implications for the li...
24 Apr, 2008, 04.39 PM IST