NASA's groundbreaking Mars discovery could unlock the origins of our solar system. Details hereNASA’s Perseverance rover has collected a historic rock sample dating back to the Noachian era on Mars. This discovery could provide insigh...
12 Feb, 2025, 06.02 PM IST
Tremors on Mars may hold the key to decoding a 50-year mystery of its surfaceA recent study published in Geophysical Research Letters provides new insights into the Martian dichotomy, a striking geological difference...
24 Jan, 2025, 01.07 AM IST
Mars crust has vast groundwater reserve but cannot supply future colony: StudyFor those tracking the fate of water after the planet's oceans disappeared over three billion years ago, the study's results are "good news...
14 Aug, 2024, 01.23 PM IST
Meteorites from Mars help scientists understand the red planet's interiorOf the over 74,000 known meteorites on Earth, only around 385 originate from Mars. Scientists can determine that these meteorites come from...
13 Jul, 2024, 02.12 PM IST
Mars has auroras and a UAE spacecraft captured new pictures of themThere is not just the northern lights and southern lights like on Earth, but also the equatorial lights, mid-latitude lights, eastern light...
05 Jul, 2021, 11.24 AM IST
The loud sound of silence: Nasa's Mars rover records audio rumblings, space agency blames it on seismic activityInSight has detected more than 100 audio signals since April.
03 Oct, 2019, 05.56 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
Mars study offers clues to origin of life on EarthResearchers examined observations by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) of massive deposits in a basin on southern Mars.
07 Oct, 2017, 04.52 PM IST
- Mars has a porous crust, says NASA study
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) Mars's crust is not as dense as previously thought and a lower density likely means that at least part of the Red...
14 Sep, 2017, 03.27 PM IST
- Titan evolved more like Mars than Earth, show river maps
New York, May 19 (IANS) The origins of topography or surface elevations on Saturn's largest moon Titan may have more in common with the his...
19 May, 2017, 06.01 PM IST
Liquid water carved deep canyons on MarsThe team found the warming cycles would have lasted long enough, and produced enough water, to create the features.
02 Dec, 2016, 02.46 PM IST
- Mars crust contributed to makeup of its atmosphere
Washington, Sep 30 (IANS) Chemistry in the surface material on Mars contributed dynamically to the make-up of its atmosphere over time, a s...
30 Sep, 2016, 01.06 PM IST
New gravity map provides best view yet inside MarsThe team confirmed that Mars has a liquid outer core of molten rock by analysing tides in the Martian crust and mantle caused by the gravit...
22 Mar, 2016, 12.49 PM IST
Tempe Fossae: The 'red' that stands out in the Martian rainbowThe Tempe Fossae comprises part of the Ascuris Planum, one of the most geologically diverse regions on the planet.
10 Jul, 2015, 12.28 PM IST
Rocks on Mars look like 'Black Beauty' meteoriteBefore Black Beauty, all the Martian rocks found on Earth were classified as SNC meteorites (shergottites, nakhlites, or chassignites).
01 Feb, 2015, 03.21 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