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NASA's Curiosity rover finds large carbon deposits on Mars
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Research from NASA's Curiosity rover has found evidence of a carbon cycle on ancient Mars, bringing scientists closer to an answer on whether the Red Planet was ever capable of supporting life.
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In a first, red planet Mars to be live-streamed
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to ESA, the photographs displayed the planet in a way that had never been seen before and was posted on YouTube, the ESA Twitter account, and with the hashtag #MarsLIVE.
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Study suggests better tools required to determine ancient life on Mars
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to a research team co-led by a Cornell University astronomer, current state-of-the-art instrumentation being sent to Mars to collect and analyze evidence of life might not be sensitive enough to make accurate assessments.
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Study: NASA's Mars rovers found manganese oxides in Gale's rocks
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
When NASA's Mars rovers found manganese oxides in rocks in the Gale and Endeavor craters on Mars in 2014, the discovery sparked some scientists to suggest that the red planet might have once had more oxygen in its atmosphere billions of years ago.
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NASA retires Mars InSight lander mission after 4 years
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), on Wednesday retired its Mars InSight lander, 4 years after it arrived on the surface of the red planet.
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Red Planet Day 2022: Interesting facts about Mars
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Named after the Roman God of War, Mars, which even though has a thin atmosphere composed primarily of carbon dioxide, still holds humanity's fascination centuries after its discovery. So, on this special day, let's look at some interesting facts about the Red Planet.
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Research suggests Mars was once covered by 300 meter deep oceans
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Mars is called the red planet. But once, it was actually blue and covered in water, bringing us closer to finding out if Mars had ever harboured life.
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Mars's crust more complex, evolved than previously thought: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Early crust on Mars may be more complex than previously thought and it may even be similar to our own planet's original crust.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captures first images of Mars
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, which was launched in December 2021 and is working successfully, has recently captured its first images of our neighbouring planet, Mars.
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NASA will inspire world when it returns Mars samples to Earth in 2033
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): NASA has completed the system requirements review for its Mars Sample Return Program, which is nearing completion of the conceptual design phase. During this phase, the program team evaluated and refined the architecture to return the scientifically selected
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Praveen Kumar Neelappa co-founder of Physeek Fit produces a work of scienc
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 30 (ANI/BusinessWire India): A book is a magical object that makes our imagination go wild and helps us travel places. How many times have you traversed across the world to a unique land filled with interesting people, all in the comfort of your home? Eve
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Research shows how Mars lost its oceans
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 9 (ANI): It is a well-known fact that Mars once had oceans in part due to a protective magnetic field similar to Earth's. The layer of ice on the cap of the planet says it all. However, the magnetic field disappeared, and a new research may finally be able to explain
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