Mars

Washington: If planets had personalities, Mars would be a rock star, according to preliminary results from NASA's MAVEN spacecraft.Mars sports a "Mohawk" of escaping atmospheric particles at its poles, "wears" a layer of metal particles…
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Washington: NASA is set to temporarily lose contact with its Mars rovers - Opportunity and Curiosity - as the red planet hides almost directly behind the Sun from Earth's perspective.The arrangement of the Sun between Earth and Mars is…
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Washington: Mars could support life in the shape of methanogens, one of the simplest and oldest microorganisms found on Earth, a new study claims.Methanogens, microorganisms in the domain Archaea, use hydrogen as their energy source and…
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Washington: NASA is testing a stationary car-sized Mars lander scheduled to launch in March 2016, that will be the first mission devoted to understanding the interior structure of the Red planet.Examining the planet's deep interior could…
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Washington: Humans have always fantasised of "little green men" from Mars, and scientists have now come up with a new way to search for traces of alien life on the red planet.Visits to Mars by unmanned probes from NASA and the European…
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Washington: Briny water may exist under certain conditions on the surface of Mars but it may not support life, data collected on the red planet by NASA's Curiosity rover indicates.The finding is based on almost two years of weather data…
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Washington: A new route to Mars could make manned missions much cheaper, easier and more frequent, researchers say.Getting spacecraft to Mars is quite a hassle and transportation costs can soar into the hundreds of millions of dollars.…
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Washington, Nov 8 The comet Siding Spring that buzzed past Mars Oct 19 caused an intense meteor shower and added a new layer of ions, or charged particles, to the ionosphere, NASA said.The effect of the comet on the Martian atmosphere…
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