This day in history, May 30: From Joan of Arc's execution to the first Indy 500, women's pro baseball league debut and Mariner 9's launch to MarsThis day in history, May 30, has witnessed some of the world's most significant political, military, scientific and cultural developments. ...
30 May, 2026, 05.19 PM IST
Curiosity finds molecules needed for ancient life on MarsNASA's Curiosity rover has discovered over 20 organic molecules, including proto-DNA-like structures, in Mars' Gale Crater. This groundbrea...
08 May, 2026, 04.42 PM IST
Mars' ‘perfect square’ that went viral—here's the actual truth behind the mysterious imageA seemingly perfect square shape on Mars, captured by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor in 2001, went viral online, sparking theories of artifici...
30 Apr, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
NASA finds key ingredient for life on Mars, are we closer than ever?Nasa's Curiosity rover has discovered chemicals on Mars that are essential for life's origin. These findings suggest the Martian surface ca...
21 Apr, 2026, 05.42 PM IST
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...
11 Apr, 2026, 10.28 AM IST
12 years on, Mars has taken a toll on Curiosity Rover's wheels; here's how it looks nowNASA's Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars in 2012, has explored 20 miles of the Martian surface. Recently, NASA shared insights about th...
06 Oct, 2024, 01.15 AM 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
- 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
- Solar activity doubles radiation levels on Mars
New York, Oct 1 (IANS) A solar event has sparked a global aurora at the Martian surface and caused the radiation level to double than highe...
01 Oct, 2017, 12.32 PM IST
- New tools to help NASA research habitability on Mars
Washington, Sep 26 (IANS) Scientist have developed a set of five instruments that can potentially advance NASAs understanding of wind and w...
26 Sep, 2016, 12.15 PM IST
Space igloos, lava tubes and hobbit holes: Here are our future Martian habitatsThe discovery of liquid water on Mars is great news for would-be settlers, but we'll need more than H2O if we actually want to live there.
30 Sep, 2015, 01.07 PM IST
Methane in Mars meteorites hints at life on red planetIn a clue to possibility of life below the surface of Mars, a team of researchers has discovered traces of methane in Martian meteorites.
17 Jun, 2015, 01.08 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
Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft sends pictures of dust storm activitiesMOM aims to study the Martian surface and mineral composition and scan its atmosphere for methane, an indicator of life.
29 Sep, 2014, 10.16 PM IST
US firm plans to put life-detector on MarsThe system involves a metabolic test that clearly distinguishes non-living chemistry from the chemistry produced by the metabolism of livin...
27 Aug, 2014, 12.01 PM IST
Mars rover Curiosity gets software upgrade, wheel checkNASA engineers have given Mars rover Curiosity a software upgrade & are now checking wear and tear on one-tonne robot's wheels caused by ru...
22 Dec, 2013, 05.44 PM IST