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Scientists discover new evidence for possibility of liquid water on Mars

An international team of researchers has found new evidence for the possible existence of liquid water beneath the south polar ice cap of Mars. The results, published in the journal Nature Astronomy, provide the first independent line of evidence, using data other than radar, that there is liquid water beneath Mars' south pole. The researchers, led by the University of Cambridge with involvement from the University of Sheffield, used spacecraft laser-altimeter measurements of the shape of the upper surface of the ice cap to identify subtle patterns in its height. They then showed that these patterns match computer model predictions for how a body of water beneath the ice cap would affect the surface. Their results are in agreement with earlier ice-penetrating radar measurements that were originally interpreted to show a potential area of liquid water beneath the ice. There has been debate over the liquid water interpretation from the radar data alone, with some studies suggesting

India's Mars orbiter dies after 6-month mission lasts eight years

The orbiter, called Mangalyaan in Sanskrit, made India only the fourth nation to reach the distant planet; it garnered global attention primarily for its shoestring budget

With drained battery and no fuel, India's Mars Orbiter quietly bids adieu

India's Mars Orbiter craft has run out of propellant and its battery drained beyond the safe limit, fuelling speculation that the country's maiden interplanetary mission 'Mangalyaan' may have finally completed its long innings. The Rs 450 crore Mars Orbiter Mission was launched onboard PSLV-C25 on November five, 2013, and the MOM spacecraft was successfully inserted into Martian orbit on September 24, 2014 in its first attempt. "Right now, there is no fuel left. The satellite battery has drained," sources in the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) told PTI. "The link has been lost". There was, however, no official word from the country's national space agency, headquartered here. With fuel on board, ISRO had been performing orbital manoeuvres on MOM spacecraft to take it to a new orbit to avoid an impending eclipse in the past. "But recently there were back-to-back eclipses including one that lasted seven-and-half hours," officials said on condition of anonymity, noting that

NASA Artemis I: Fuel seals repaired, likely to launch moon rocket on Sep 23

NASA had to scrub two launch attempts as the rocket experienced technical glitches, including a fuel leak

The many questions Artemis will answer as humans look to Mars via moon

Parked near the moon, how do they eat, breathe, cope with isolation, radiation?

NASA to laser-mark graffiti on Martian rocks for further study on Earth

NASA has laser marked graffiti on Martian rocks to identify rock samples that will be brought to Earth for study

Dusty demise for NASA Mars spacecraft in July as lander losing power

The Insight lander is losing power because of all the dust on its solar panels.

NASA's Perseverance grabs one more rock sample on Mars, taking count to 7

NASA's Perseverance rover has grabbed one more sample from Mars, taking the total number of collection to seven.

Elon Musk renews vow to 'extend life to Mars' as fortune keeps growing

Following a huge growth in his personal fortune, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has renewed his promise to "extend life to Mars".

The space race is getting harder

A vast technological gap is opening up as humans race to colonise the solar system

Nasa's self-driving Perseverance Mars Rover 'takes the wheel' on crater

NASA's newest six-wheeled robot on Mars, the Perseverance rover, is beginning an epic journey across a crater floor seeking signs of ancient life, the US space agency announced on Thursday

Explained: How the Chinese landed a rover on Mars in first attempt

Nasa is the only agency that had managed this prior to Zhurong. The lander is completely autonomous and cannot even be monitored in anything approaching real time.

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover extracts first oxygen from Red Planet

The growing list of "firsts" for Perseverance, NASA's newest six-wheeled robot on the Martian surface, includes converting some of the Red Planet's thin, carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere into oxygen

NASA's new feat

Test flight on Mars will have wider benefits

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity takes flight, 1st for another planet

NASA's experimental Mars helicopter Ingenuity has achieved the first powered, controlled flight on another planet

Nasa's Perseverance rover records first-ever sounds of driving on Mars

National Aeronautics Space Administration newest Mars rover has sent back recordings of - bangs, pings and rattles- the first-ever sounds of driving on Mars

Nasa's Perseverance to UAE's Hope, why humans have eyes on harsh Mars

The timing is not a coincidence. It's driven by celestial mechanics. At their closest, the Earth (third planet from the Sun) and Mars (fourth planet) are "merely" 56-65 million km apart

Mars Perseverance rover's giant parachute carried secret message from Earth

Engineers wanted an unusual pattern in the nylon fabric to know how the parachute was oriented during descent. Turning it into a secret message was "super fun," he said Tuesday

NASA releases Perseverance Mars landing video: 'Stuff of our dreams'

The quality was so good - and the images so breathtaking - that members of the rover team said they felt like they were riding along

Watch: When Nasa's Perseverance Rover landed safely on Mars