Mars astronaut radiation shield set for moon mission trial-developer
The AstroRad Radiation Shield has been devised by Tel Aviv-based StemRad, which has already produced and marketed a belt to protect rescue workers from harmful gamma ray radiation emitted in nuclear disasters, such as Chernobyl and Fukushima.
Mar 03, 2017, 17:15 PM IST
NASA's MAVEN makes unscheduled maneuver to avoid hitting Mars' moon 'Phobos'
On Tuesday, February 28, 2017, the spacecraft carried out a rocket motor burn that boosted its velocity by 0.4 meters per second (less than 1 mile per hour).
Mar 03, 2017, 10:48 AM IST
Model prototype of China's 2020 Mars probe under development, confirms official
Research on the planet's structure, composition and environment would be conducted.
Mar 01, 2017, 22:10 PM IST
NASA ponders smaller experiments to 'hitch a ride' to the Red Planet
Only seven successful missions to the surface of Mars have taken place in the history of spaceflight.
Mar 01, 2017, 18:57 PM IST
SpaceX's tourist trip will allow visitors to travel around moon next year – Read story
The launch of the first privately funded tourist flight beyond the orbit of the International Space Station is tentatively targeted for late 2018
Feb 28, 2017, 09:32 AM IST
Layers and dark dunes on Martian surface as seen by HiRISE camera
NASA says colors are enhanced in the cutout of a pit exposing reddish layers.
Feb 24, 2017, 16:51 PM IST
Mars colonisation: UAE to build 'first city' on Red Planet by 2117
UAE's 2117 Mars project, which will be in collaboration with specialised international organisations and scientific institutes, aims to explore how people can get to Mars and how to create food and energy on the Red Planet.
Feb 16, 2017, 16:23 PM IST
Do you know Mars had water in recent past? A study says so!
Fieldwork subsequently showed that these arcuate striations resulted from dune sediments that had been geochemically cemented by salts left behind by evaporating groundwater.
Feb 15, 2017, 16:57 PM IST
Three potential landing sites shortlisted for NASA's Mars 2020 mission!
After much debate and discussion, the participants in a landing site workshop for the 2020 mission have recommended three locations on the Red Planet for further evaluation.
Feb 12, 2017, 20:13 PM IST
After record-setting satellite launch, ISRO aims for Venus and Mars; may partner with NASA!
The second mission to Mars is planned for in 2021-2022 timeframe and as per existing plans it may well involve putting a robot on the surface of the Red Planet.
Feb 12, 2017, 17:02 PM IST
This stunning mosaic from ESA's Mars Express reveals spiraling ice cap on Red Planet's north pole
The mosaic generated from 32 individual orbit 'strips' captured between 2004 and 2010, and covers an area of around a million square kilometres.
Feb 06, 2017, 14:02 PM IST
2 billion years worth of volcanic activity on Mars? African meteorite provides eye-opening evidence!
Much of what we know about the composition of rocks from volcanoes on Mars comes from meteorites found on Earth.
Feb 02, 2017, 22:39 PM IST
China's first Mars probe: Eight unusual names shortlisted for spacecraft!
Space Day, falling on April 24, has been selected as the day the final name for the Mars probe will be announced.
Jan 29, 2017, 21:49 PM IST
Methane gas might have warmed early Mars: Research
This methane would have been slowly converted to hydrogen and other gases, in a process similar to that occurring today on Saturn`s moon, Titan, the research found.
Jan 25, 2017, 14:08 PM IST
NASA's Mars rover 'Opportunity' enters its teenage years on Red Planet – Watch
Launched on July 7, 2003 as part of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover program, Opportunity landed on Mars' Meridiani Planum on January 25, 2004.
Jan 25, 2017, 10:20 AM IST
Scientists enter Hawaii dome in eight-month Mars space mission study
The study is designed to help NASA better understand human behavior and performance during long space missions as the U.S. space agency explores plans for a manned mission to the Red Planet.
Jan 21, 2017, 14:15 PM IST
Mars' thin air could help microbes survive, say scientists!
Mars and its life-harbouring possibilities have been on the top of many space agencies' list of priorities and there is plenty of evidence suggesting that rivers, lakes and seas covered the planet billions of years ago.
Jan 17, 2017, 20:31 PM IST
Sparking, melting soil on Moon due to solar storms, says NASA
This alteration may become evident when analysing future samples from these regions that could hold the key to understanding the history of the Moon and solar system.
Jan 08, 2017, 13:37 PM IST
NASA shares beautiful view of Earth and its Moon, as seen from Mars
The US space agency NASA has released a very beautiful image of our planet, Earth and its Moon, as seen from the red planet.
Jan 07, 2017, 00:43 AM IST
NASA's solution for a home for astronauts sent to Mars is as cold as ice!
Officially called the 'Mars Ice Home', NASA's working model is an inflatable, inner-tube-like device that, when inflated fully, is covered with a thick sheet of protective ice.
Jan 02, 2017, 09:47 AM IST