Elon Musk's SpaceX spends $15 billion in developing next-generation Starship rocket. When will it launch, check featuresSpaceX's $15 billion figure, which has not been previously reported, eclipses the roughly $400 million SpaceX spent developing Falcon 9, th...
01 May, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
SpaceX spending on Starship tops $15 billion in rush for airline-like rocketrySpaceX has poured over $15 billion into its Starship rocket. This next-generation system is key for launching more Starlink satellites and ...
01 May, 2026, 03.35 PM IST
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
Human-tongue-shaped object found on Mars? ESA discovers horseshoe-shaped channel at Mars’ mountain three times taller than Everest and pinpoints ancient water flowNew images from ESA's Mars Express reveal Olympus Mons' colossal scale and intriguing features. Frozen lava tongues cascade down its slopes...
16 Nov, 2025, 01.11 PM IST
Why is Mars red? This news study reveals the role of a rust-coloured dustFor a long time, scientists have wondered why Mars is red in colour. An answer has probably been found in a new study, which states that a ...
25 Feb, 2025, 10.11 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
Scientists find new evidence for liquid water on MarsThe researchers, led by the University of Cambridge with involvement from the University of Sheffield, used spacecraft laser-altimeter meas...
05 Oct, 2022, 12.40 PM IST
The Red Planet deep under: Potential life on Mars likely lived below the surfaceUnderground heat would have been possible 4.1 bn years ago or in the Noachian era on Mars.
03 Dec, 2020, 02.34 PM IST
Liquid water on Mars may hold enough oxygen to support life: StudyAccording to researchers, the findings could inform future missions to Mars by providing better targets to rovers searching for signs of pa...
23 Oct, 2018, 02.01 PM IST
- Scientists discover first-ever liquid water lake on Mars
Washington, July 25 (IANS) In a tantalising find, a team of Italian researchers on Wednesday announced they have discovered a large saltwat...
25 Jul, 2018, 09.37 PM IST
- 'Flowing' water on Mars may be sand and dust: Study
Washington, Nov 21 (IANS) Dark features earlier proposed as evidence of liquid water flowing on Mars may actually be granular flows, where ...
21 Nov, 2017, 06.37 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
Ancient Mars hosted habitable environments: StudyThe extent of the global distribution of martian carbonates is not yet fully resolved and the early climate on the red planet is still subj...
25 May, 2016, 01.21 PM IST
Mars gullies sculpted by dry ice, not liquid waterA new study conducted by French scientists shows that gullies on Mars may be formed by dry ice processes rather than flowing liquid water.
24 Dec, 2015, 03.55 PM IST
Mars' surface could hold briny water: StudyBriny water may exist under certain conditions on the surface of Mars but it may not support life, data collected on the red planet by NASA...
05 May, 2015, 02.36 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
Mars rover data boosts hope for liquid water on the planetResearch from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has strengthened hopes that liquid water may exist near the surface of Mars.
13 Apr, 2015, 10.02 PM IST