Citizen scientists spot 'spiders' on Mars
Araneiforms - the scientific name for these features - occur at the planet's South Pole and form when carbon dioxide turns to ice during the martian winter.
Aug 31, 2017, 20:48 PM IST
NASA's 2018 Mars mission 'InSight' to examine red planet's deep interior
The long form of InSight`s name is Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport.
Aug 29, 2017, 09:32 AM IST
Fading winter on Mars shows dry ice effect on dunes in the form of 'beautiful patterns' – See pic
Captured on May 21, 2017, at 13:21 local Mars time during spring in Mars' Northern hemisphere, the image shows how over the winter, snow and ice have inexorably covered the dunes.
Aug 25, 2017, 12:30 PM IST
Do you have a clue about the weather on Mars? This is how it is
Up to now, it was thought that snow falling from low-lying Martian clouds settled slowly and sparsely to the ground in a environment bereft of violent winds.
Aug 23, 2017, 10:37 AM IST
NASA's Curiosity beams back most clear images of Martian clouds – Check it out!
The clouds in the new images are the most clearly visible so far from Curiosity, which landed five years ago this month about five degrees south of Mars' equator, NASA said.
Aug 11, 2017, 19:13 PM IST
Five years of Curiosity: NASA goes back in time to celebrate Mars rover's anniversary - Watch
The droid, which landed near Mount Sharp five years ago, is examining clues on that mountain about long-ago lakes on Mars.
Aug 06, 2017, 10:54 AM IST
NASA's Opportunity captures breathtaking view above 'Perseverance Valley' on Mars
As per NASA, the scene includes a broad notch in the crest of the crater's rim, which may have been a spillway where water or ice or wind flowed over the rim and into the crater.
Jul 21, 2017, 10:15 AM IST
NASA's Hubble captures Mars' tiny moon Phobos photobombing the Red Planet! - Watch video
NASA says that Hubble wasn't aiming for Phobos, but its observations were intended to photograph Mars, and the moon's cameo appearance was a bonus.
Jul 21, 2017, 09:55 AM IST
No commands to Mars rovers, orbiters later this month: NASA
Data will keep coming from Mars to Earth, although loss or corruption of some bits is anticipated and the data will be retransmitted later.
Jul 18, 2017, 00:24 AM IST
Are there worms on Martian surface? NASA image reveals bizarre subsurface patterns on red planet!
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured some breathtaking images of the Mars where a worm-like fissures were blanketing the floor of a mysterious crater on the surface of the red planet.
Jul 15, 2017, 22:38 PM IST
4 Delhi students among winners in Mars Art Contest 2017
Four students from Delhi secured second and third positions in the US-based Mars Society's international "Student Mars Art (SMArt) Contest 2017", where they depicted a phase of humanity's future on the planet Mars, from first landing to full settlement.
Jul 09, 2017, 00:13 AM IST
Presence of toxic chemicals on Mars can wipe out living organisms, alien life
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh in the UK investigated the behaviour of chemical compounds, called perchlorates, which are found on the surface of Mars.
Jul 07, 2017, 13:47 PM IST
NASA's MRO captures breathtaking view of ancient 'lava falls' on Mars
The image was captured by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and reveals the incredible structures left behind, in a region reminiscent of Niagara Falls.
Jun 30, 2017, 00:23 AM IST
Evidence of ancient lake on Mars spotted by NASA's Opportunity rover!
Researchers plan to drive Opportunity down Perseverance Valley after completing a "walkabout" survey of the area above it.
Jun 26, 2017, 13:23 PM IST
Up above Mars so high: NASA's MRO captures Curiosity scaling the Martian surface! - See pic
The image was taken on June 5, 2017, two months before the fifth anniversary of Curiosity's landing near Mount Sharp on Aug. 5 PDT (Aug. 6, 2017, EDT and Universal Time).
Jun 23, 2017, 13:09 PM IST
NASA rover finds diverse minerals in Martian rocks
Curiosity landed near Mount Sharp in Gale Crater in August 2012. It reached the base of the mountain in 2014. Layers of rocks at the base of Mount Sharp accumulated as sediment within ancient lakes around 3.5 billion years ago.
Jun 12, 2017, 13:30 PM IST
Microbial life on Mars? Ancient lake on Red Planet shows evidence of existence!
Curiosity's primary goal when it landed inside Gale Crater in 2012 was to determine whether Mars has ever offered environmental conditions favourable for microbial life.
Jun 02, 2017, 18:20 PM IST
Rain impact on Mars: Heavy rains may have reshaped Red Planet's surface
Scientists believe that rains may have impacted the craters and carved out river-like channel on its surface.
May 17, 2017, 16:16 PM IST
Stunning images of ancient fluid-carved valley on Mars beamed back by NASA's Opportunity rover!
The process that carved Perseverance Valley into the rim of Endeavour Crater billions of years ago has not yet been identified.
May 16, 2017, 19:33 PM IST
Revealed - Formation of five giant impact scars on Mars
Now, a new study funded by NASA suggests that Mars experienced ten times fewer giant impacts than some previous estimates.
Apr 28, 2017, 11:10 AM IST
