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The ExoMars Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System, CaSSIS, captured this view of the rim of Korolev crater (73.3ÂºN/165.9ÂºE) on 15 April 2018. Scientists combined three pictures taken by the Trace Gas Orbiters camera instrument, CaSSIS, from an altitude of 400 kilometers (249 miles). (Photo: AP)

European Space Agency releases 1st image from Mars orbiter

The European Space Agency has released its first image taken by a probe orbiting Mars, showing the ice-covered edge of a...

27 April 2018 5:03 PM IST

When NASA was looking for a new class of astronauts, only 12 were selected from a whopping 18,300 applicants.

First person on Mars should be a woman, says NASA's chief astronaut...

According to Allison McIntyre, a senior NASA engineer at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, a dozen men have already...

18 April 2018 11:02 AM IST

So engineers decided to rewrite the spacecrafts computer code so it can orient itself using pictures of surrounding stars most of the time.

Europe plans remote update to keep aging Mars probe stable

The probe arrived at Mars in late 2003 for a two-year mission, but almost 15 years later it's still operating.

13 April 2018 2:17 PM IST

This file photo shows visitors sit beside a model of Chinas Tiangong-1 space station at the 8th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai in southern Chinas Guangdong Province. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

China space lab mostly burns up on re-entry in south Pacific

The experimental space laboratory re-entered around 8:15 a.m. Beijing time, the China Manned Space Engineering Office...

3 April 2018 3:32 PM IST

Mars has for long been the focus of imaginative science fiction, stoking mans eternal curiosity on whether he is alone in the Universe.

Life on Mars: Hopes rise

It has long been assumed that the Martian surface is inhospitable to life as we know it on Earth, and the search for...

27 July 2018 12:11 AM IST

Once past Mars, WALL-E and EVE will remain in an elliptical orbit around the sun, together for years to come. But they wont work for long.

Life on Mars may be a possibility

The researchers said it could take years to verify whether something is actually living in this body of water.

26 July 2018 9:41 AM IST

The loss of the sublimated carbon dioxide leaves behind these spider-like features etched into the surface. (Photo: NASA)

NASA discovers 'spider-like' occurences on Mars

This is a seasonal occurrence on the Martian South Pole.

15 July 2018 7:36 PM IST

Viking 1 landing site on Mars (Photo: NASA)

Viking 1 accidentally destroyed proof of organic coumpunds

The rover's soil sampler accidentally burned up the organic compounds in the Martian soil.

15 July 2018 7:16 PM IST

The next closest approach, though not as close as 2003, will not be until 2035.

Moon and Mars: Double celestial event coming up this month

On the intervening night of July 27-28, the Moon will be totally eclipsed for one hour, 43 minutes.

9 July 2018 1:20 AM IST

This is the first suit weve designed in about 40 years, Chris Hansen, a manager at NASAs spacesuit design office, said. (Photo: Twitter)

One size, fits all: NASA unveils new spacesuit prototypes for missions

The new suits make it much easier to walk, bend and squat when walking on the lunar surface, Amy Ross, NASA's lead...

16 Oct 2019 10:00 AM IST

China on Thursday successfully completed a lander test in northern Hebei province ahead of an unmanned exploration mission to Mars next year. (Photo: AP)

China completes lander test for first mars mission in 2020

China has developed the powerful Long March 5 rocket to transport the probe to Mars in 2020.

14 Nov 2019 3:43 PM IST

SpaceX is working on a version of its Dragon capsule that will carry crew to the space station, perhaps as early as next year (Photo: AFP)

SpaceX to build Mars spaceship in Texas, not Los Angeles

Test versions of its Starship and Super Heavy rocket will be assembled at its Texas launch facility in a move to...

17 Jan 2019 12:03 PM IST