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Father-daughter team from US decodes 'alien signal' after trying for a year

Extracting signals from raw data took 10 days to an online community, and decoding it took over a year. However, what the 'aliens' want to convey is still a mystery

Father-daughter team from US decodes 'alien signal' after trying for a year
Updated On : 01 Nov 2024 | 12:06 PM IST

How Mars lost its water: Study links atmosphere change to methane formation

New research hints that Mars' water vanished around 3.5 billion years ago when its carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere thinned out

How Mars lost its water: Study links atmosphere change to methane formation
Updated On : 30 Sep 2024 | 1:27 PM IST

'Spiders on Mars' fully awakened on Earth; scientists at Nasa excited

Bizarre spider-like features on Mars have been recreated on earth for the first time. This could help to unveil several mysteries surrounding the static Martian arachnids

'Spiders on Mars' fully awakened on Earth; scientists at Nasa excited
Updated On : 18 Sep 2024 | 6:03 PM IST

Nasa's Perseverance rover on Mars begins steep climb to rim of crater

NASA's Perseverance rover is tackling a steep new challenge on Mars. The six-wheeled rover has spent the last 3 1/2 years roaming around the bottom of a crater. On Tuesday, it began climbing to the top. The rover will go up 1,000 feet (305 meters) to the rim of Jezero Crater to dig up rock samples. Since landing on the red planet in 2021, Perseverance has collected 22 rock core samples from the floor of the crater, which was once filled with water. The rover's samples may help scientists piece together what the planet's climate looked like billions of years ago and learn whether any ancient Martian life lurked. NASA is exploring ways to bring the rock samples to Earth. The bedrock at the rim of the crater might yield clues as to how rocky planets like Mars and Earth came to be, said Steven Lee with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. But the road ahead won't be easy. Perseverance will scale rocky terrain and slopes of up to 23 degrees on the months-long ...

Nasa's Perseverance rover on Mars begins steep climb to rim of crater
Updated On : 28 Aug 2024 | 7:25 AM IST

Kellanova acquisition likely to be a sweet truth for Mars in India

Experts say Mars stands to gain with Kellogg's rural reach and also have a larger portfolio to offer in modern trade, e-commerce

Kellanova acquisition likely to be a sweet truth for Mars in India
Updated On : 19 Aug 2024 | 11:24 PM IST

New study finds ocean's worth of water hiding beneath the surface of Mars

Nasa's robotic InSight lander collected data that revealed that enough water is hiding deep under the surface of Mars to form an ocean covering the planet

New study finds ocean's worth of water hiding beneath the surface of Mars
Updated On : 13 Aug 2024 | 6:20 PM IST

Crew of Nasa's earthbound simulated Mars mission emerge after a year

The crew of a NASA mission to Mars emerged from their craft after a yearlong voyage that never left Earth. The four volunteer crew members spent more than 12 months inside NASA's first simulated Mars environment at Johnson Space Center in Houston, coming out of the artificial alien enviroment Saturday around 5 p.m. Kelly Haston, Anca Selariu, Ross Brockwell and Nathan Jones entered the 3D-printed habitat on June 25, 2023, as the maiden crew of the space agency's Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog project. Haston, the mission commander, began with a simple, Hello. It's actually just so wonderful to be able to say hello' to you all, she said. Jones, a physician and the mission medical officer, said their 378 days in confinement went by quickly. The quartet lived and worked inside the space of 1,700 square feet (157 square meters) to simulate a mission to the red planet, the fourth from the sun and a frequent focus of discussion among scientists and sci-fi fans alike ...

Crew of Nasa's earthbound simulated Mars mission emerge after a year
Updated On : 08 Jul 2024 | 8:36 AM IST

Planet parade is not rare event, but nevertheless a pretty sight: IIA

The world is obsessing over the June 3 planet parade', touted as a rare phenomenon. It is being said that only on June 3 planets will be visible to the naked eye. But Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru has released a series of posts debunking many theories being circulated via social media. "For one, it is not exclusively on June 3. These planets can be seen aligned over many days in the coming week," said Niruj Mohan Ramanujam, head, IIA's SCOPE section. According to him, on the days before June 3, Jupiter is closer to the Sun and after June 3, Mercury gets closer to the sun, hence June 3 is optimal. "You can go out before sunrise every day in the coming week and try and spot as many planets as you can," added Ramanujam. According to IIA's social media posts, in the coming week, people can see yellowish Saturn clearly, high up in the Eastern morning sky, with the reddish Mars halfway below. The rest of the planets that are supposed to be visible during the planet .

Planet parade is not rare event, but nevertheless a pretty sight: IIA
Updated On : 01 Jun 2024 | 8:46 PM IST

Infra.Market raises $50 million from existing investor MARS Unicorn Fund

Infra.Market intends to use the proceeds of the latest raise to cater to newer global markets and increase its presence across product verticals

Infra.Market raises $50 million from existing investor MARS Unicorn Fund
Updated On : 28 May 2024 | 7:54 PM IST

Mangalyaan-2 unveiled: India poised to become third nation to land on Mars

India's space agency, ISRO, is gearing up for a historic milestone: a mission to land a rover and helicopter on Mars, a feat achieved only by the US and China so far

Mangalyaan-2 unveiled: India poised to become third nation to land on Mars
Updated On : 17 May 2024 | 6:04 PM IST

Maybe in your lifetime, people will live on the Moon and then Mars

This time around, the stay will be long-term. To make it happen, Nasa is going to build houses on the moon - ones that can be used not just by astronauts but ordinary civilians as well

Maybe in your lifetime, people will live on the Moon and then Mars
Updated On : 03 Oct 2023 | 12:14 AM IST

NASA CHAPEA 1 mission: Locked volunteers inside Mars simulator for 378 days

NASA began its ambitious mission by locking four volunteers inside a Mars simulator, CHAPEA 1 for 378 days. It is one of the three simulators that volunteers will have to experience in the future

NASA CHAPEA 1 mission: Locked volunteers inside Mars simulator for 378 days
Updated On : 13 Jul 2023 | 5:32 PM IST

In pics: Nasa's Curiosity sends postcard showing Martian morning, afternoon

The black-and-white photos of the surface of Mars were converted into panoramic images by scientists

In pics: Nasa's Curiosity sends postcard showing Martian morning, afternoon
Updated On : 16 Jun 2023 | 6:30 PM IST

UAE space agency plans to explore asteroid belt between Mars & Jupiter

In 2034, the mission aims to touch down upon Justitia, also known as the red asteroid. Justitia and Chimaera are around 50 kilometres in diameter, with the remaining asteroids less than 10 km

UAE space agency plans to explore asteroid belt between Mars & Jupiter
Updated On : 29 May 2023 | 5:01 PM IST

Why Galilean moons, not Mars

In the pursuit of settling humans beyond Earth, wouldn't it be better to explore other worlds that are less hostile than Mars?

Why Galilean moons, not Mars
Updated On : 21 Apr 2023 | 10:24 PM IST

This summer, NASA puts four humans on Mars with their feet on Earth

The experiment that simulates Mars habitat may put humans on track to be an interplanetary species

This summer, NASA puts four humans on Mars with their feet on Earth
Updated On : 31 Mar 2023 | 4:11 PM IST

NASA's Curiosity rover spots first-ever 'Sun rays' on Mars on Feb 2

"It was the first time sun rays have been so clearly viewed on Mars," according to the mission officials

NASA's Curiosity rover spots first-ever 'Sun rays' on Mars on Feb 2
Updated On : 07 Mar 2023 | 3:13 PM IST

NASA to launch Mars science mission on Bezos-run Blue Origin's rocket

The US space agency has announced a science mission to Mars aboard Jeff Bezos-run Blue Origin's New Glenn space launch vehicle

NASA to launch Mars science mission on Bezos-run Blue Origin's rocket
Updated On : 10 Feb 2023 | 11:51 AM IST

NASA's Mars lander captures stunning meteoroid impact, spots more ice

NASA's InSight lander has captured a stunning meteoroid impact on Mars that occurred last year. Boulder-size blocks of water ice can be seen around the rim of an impact crater

NASA's Mars lander captures stunning meteoroid impact, spots more ice
Updated On : 28 Oct 2022 | 1:30 PM IST