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Phobos, the largest and closest of two moons circling the Red Plane (Photo: AFP)

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France, Japan aim for Martian Moon

Phobos, the largest and closes of the two moons circling around Mar's moon, is 17kms in diameter

14 April 2017 7:51 AM IST

Tesla founder and Chief Executive Elon Musk (Photo: AP)

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City on Mars possible within our lifetime, says Elon Musk

Human colonies on Mars could be built within our lifetime, according to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

16 Jun 2017 8:05 AM IST

Sales of mainstream milk chocolate bars have stagnated as consumers worried about obesity and heart disease turn to snacks with less sugar. (Photo: Pixabay)

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Chocolate makers innovate to entice health-conscious consumers

The beans are usually mixed together without regard for whether cocoa from different trees or plantations can produce...

20 Dec 2017 3:27 PM IST

The country had on 24 September 2014 successfully placed the Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft in the orbit around the red plane.

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NASA seeks proposals to prepare for manned Mars mission

NASA is calling for research proposals that can help understand the effects of long term space travel on astronauts for...

20 Dec 2017 2:05 PM IST

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Year ender 2017: 6 of this year's biggest conspiracy theories

Some may shock, while others may leave you scratching your head.

15 Dec 2017 5:28 PM IST

The challenge now is to untangle how many of the observed changes are specific to the physical demands of spaceflight - and how many might be simply due to natural variations. (Representational image)

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NASA weighing risk of adding crew to megarocket's 1st flight

The objective is to speed up a manned mission; under the current plan, astronauts wouldn't climb aboard until 2021.

25 Feb 2017 8:00 AM IST

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Find out why life on Mars is impossible

According to Oxford scientists, Mars was made uninhabitable when its surface water was absorbed into the planet's crust.

21 Dec 2017 4:13 PM IST

NASAs Curiosity Mars rover examined a mudstone outcrop area called Pahrump Hills on lower Mount Sharp, in 2014 and 2015. This view shows locations of some targets the rover studied there. The blue dots indicate where drilled samples of powdered rock were collected for analysis. (NASA Image)

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Evidence of wide diversity of minerals discovered on Mars

NASA scientists have found a wide diversity of minerals in the initial samples of rocks collected by the Curiosity...

12 Jun 2017 1:23 PM IST

Nasas EM drive propulsion tech will propel us to the Moon in four hours. And to Mars in 70 days.

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Solar wind turned Mars into dry, cold planet: study

The measurements show that Mars has lost 66 percent of its argon since the planet formed some 4.6 billion years ago.

1 April 2017 9:27 AM IST

European Agency Mars lander Schiaparelli.

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Researchers reveal map of Mars landing site for NASA's 2020 rover

NASA hopes its mission will reveal whether alien life ever existed on Mars.

25 April 2017 1:13 PM IST

$The Pancam on NASAs Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity took the component images of this enhanced-color scene during the missions \walkabout\ survey of an area just above the top of \Perseverance Valley,\ in preparation for driving down the valley. (Photo: NASA)$ Science

NASA's Mars probe spots evidence of ancient lake

The features were seen just outside the crater rim's crest above "Perseverance Valley," which is carved into the inner...

26 Jun 2017 12:45 PM IST

Many geological features indicate the planet had an active hydrological cycle about 3-4 billion years ago. (Photo: Pixabay)

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Mars atmosphere well protected from solar wind: study

The findings show that a stronger solar wind mainly accelerates particles already escaping the planet's gravity.

10 Dec 2017 8:00 AM IST