NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captures beautiful wind-carved rock on the Red Planet! - See pic
These features, called yardangs, are aligned with the prevailing wind direction.
Nov 10, 2016, 20:29 PM IST
Lakes, snowmelt-fed streams on Mars formed much later than previously thought
NASA says these results provide insight into the climate history of the Red Planet and suggest the surface conditions at this later time may also have been suitable for microbial life.
Sep 16, 2016, 09:54 AM IST
This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a streamlined form in Lethe Vallis – See pic!
The image was acquired at 15:16 local Mars time on May 6, 2016, by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Sep 14, 2016, 09:04 AM IST
Mars had climate suitable for life four billion years ago
Since the 1970s, scientists have identified valleys and channels on Mars which they think were carved out and eroded by rain and surface runoff, just like on the Earth.
Aug 24, 2016, 11:07 AM IST
Check out: Beautiful view of frosted sand dunes on Mars
The US space agency NASA, recently released a beautiful view of the red planet, Mars covered with frosted sand dunes.
Jun 08, 2016, 10:03 AM IST
See pic: Colourful Nili Fossae region of Mars
The US space agency NASA has released a beautiful image of the Nili Fossae region of Mars.
May 05, 2016, 13:52 PM IST
Volcanoes erupted beneath ice sheet on Mars billions of years ago
The new findings could help reveal if the Martian environment had flowing water and was once habitable.
May 04, 2016, 11:35 AM IST
See pic - Jarosite in the Noctis Labyrinthus region of Mars!
The image was acquired on November 24, 2015 by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Feb 20, 2016, 10:56 AM IST
'Spiders' spotted on Mars?
Recently, a shape similar to spiders has been spotted on the surface of the Red Planet when NASA spacecraft captured an incredibly close-up image.
Jan 14, 2016, 13:16 PM IST
NASA captures boulders on martian landslide
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured a massive landslide on Mars, showing a boulder-covered landslide along a canyon wall.
Dec 29, 2015, 10:42 AM IST
See pic: Ophir Chasma from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter!
Ophir Chasma forms the northern portion of the vast Mars canyon system Valles Marineris.
Nov 10, 2015, 19:02 PM IST
NASA maps sand dunes on Mars
HiRISE camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter often takes images of Martian sand dunes to study the mobile soils.
Oct 12, 2015, 15:38 PM IST
NASA's Mars orbiter reveals stunning images of Acidalia Planitia featured in 'The Martian'
The film depicts Acidalia Planitia as smooth, but in reality images show a rough and hazardous terrain.
Oct 06, 2015, 09:24 AM IST
Why did NASA not direct Curiosity to look for water?
While the world is going gaga over the presence of flowing brine or salty water on the Red Planet, questions are now being asked why the US space agency did not direct its Curiosity rover to the place where water proofs were recorded for a closer look.
Sep 30, 2015, 18:32 PM IST
Picture: Dark, recurring streaks on walls of Garni Crater on Mars
NASA has released stunning image of the dark, narrow streaks, called 'recurring slope lineae', emanate from the walls of Garni Crater on Mars captured by its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Sep 30, 2015, 09:32 AM IST
Major breakthrough: There's strong evidence of liquid water on Mars, says NASA
NASA has discovered evidence of water flowing on Mars - which raises the possibility of some form of life being discovered on the Red Planet.
Sep 28, 2015, 21:03 PM IST
Nepali scientist on NASA's 'major science find' on Mars team
With NASA warming up the atmosphere with the announcement of "a major science find" from the Red Planet, a young space scientist of Nepali origin and lead author of two new papers indicating presence of water on Mars figures on the list of guest speakers at an event here on Monday.
Sep 28, 2015, 18:06 PM IST
