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Mars probe News

20 Feb 2018

Six-member team of Israeli researchers completes mock Mars mission in Negev desert

The participants were investigating various fields relevant to a future Mars mission, including satellite communications, the psychological effects of isolation, radiation measurements and searching for life signs in the soil.

20 Dec 2017

How will a 3-year Mars mission affect humans? NASA calls for more research

While typical missions to the International Space Station (ISS) last just six months, a round-trip mission to Mars could last three years.

03 Dec 2017

SpaceX's new Falcon Heavy rocket to carry Tesla Roadster to Mars

The rocket was originally supposed to take flight back in 2013 or 2014, but its maiden flight is now pegged for January 2018.

29 Nov 2017

NASA develops new unmanned rover for Mars 2020 mission

JPL is also developing a new landing technology that will allow the rover to visit sites deemed too risky for Curiosity and shave miles off its journey.

22 Nov 2017

'Flowing' water on Mars could actually be sand, reveals study

The study is based on observations made with the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

09 Nov 2017

Over 1 lakh Indians will be 'travelling' to Mars, country ranks third in global list

NASA on Wednesday stated, that India ranks third in the global list with regard to the number of names submitted for the Mars mission.

01 Nov 2017

NASA's Mars 2020 rover will study the Red Planet with 23 'eyes'

After Pathfinder (1997), the Spirit and Opportunity rovers were designed with 10 cameras each, including on their landers; Mars Science Laboratory's Curiosity rover has 17.

11 Oct 2017

Where does Mars get its sand from? This is probably where its produced

The grains of sand that make up sand dunes on Earth and Mars have a hazardous existence because of the way that they travel.

08 Oct 2017

First images of Martian moon Phobos in infrared wavelengths captured by NASA's Mars Odyssey

Phobos has an oblong shape with an average diameter of about 22 kilometres.

01 Oct 2017

Scientists discover whole-planet aurora on Mars triggered by solar storm

Thanks to MAVEN, scientists have discovered that a solar event has sparked a global aurora at the Martian surface and caused the radiation level to double than highest ever recorded.

17 Jul 2017

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.

26 Jun 2017

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.

23 Jun 2017

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).

02 Jun 2017

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.

16 May 2017

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.

01 Mar 2017

Model prototype of China's 2020 Mars probe under development, confirms official

Research on the planet's structure, composition and environment would be conducted.

12 Feb 2017

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.

30 Jan 2017

China's deep space exploration plans include two probes on Mars and one on Jupiter!

Not just Mars, but China also plans to take its deep space exploration program forward by launching a probe to Jupiter.

29 Jan 2017

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.

12 Sep 2016

See pic: Stunning layered rocks adorn the surface of Mars – NASA's Curiosity goes click-click!

Curiosity has beamed back in what appears to be beautifully detailed colour images of the Martian surface.

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