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Boriska, from Volgograd, claims to have lived on a war-ravaged Mars, which suffered from a nuclear catastrophe in the distant past. (Photo: Youtube Screengrab/ Project Camelot)

Russian claims he was a Martian before being born on Earth

Boriska Kipriyanovich has confounded experts with his knowledge of outer space for nearly 20 years.

7 Nov 2017 9:24 AM IST

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

India's Mars Orbiter Mission completes 3 years in Martian orbit

India's low-cost Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) has completed three years in its Martian orbit, says ISRO.

26 Sept 2017 8:52 AM IST

To understand how rainfall on Mars changed over time, the researchers had to consider how its atmosphere has changed.

Ancient Mars supported liquid water: study

Mars had a surface environment that supported liquid water about 3.5 billion years ago.

19 Sept 2017 3:34 PM IST

This illustration made available by NASA in October 2016 shows an illustration of NASAs InSight lander about to land on the surface of Mars. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)

NASA spacecraft lands on red planet after six-month journey

NASA's InSight spacecraft will enter the Martian atmosphere at supersonic speed, then hit the brakes to land on the...

27 Nov 2018 3:39 PM IST

The news of Mars One Ventures going bankrupt was into the fore when a Redditor spotted a notice for bankruptcy on a website for the city of Basel. (Photo: ANI)

The company that promised one-way ticket to Mars is bankrupt

The company promised to take wannabe astronauts to Mars to start the first human settlement on the Red Planet.

13 Feb 2019 10:48 AM IST

InSight was engineered to operate on a surface with an inclination up to 15 degrees. (Representational image)

NASA's Martian quake sensor InSight lands at slight angle

The $993 million lander, a lava plain for a two-year mission aimed at better understanding how Earth's neighboring...

2 Dec 2018 1:36 PM IST

Mars as seen by the webcam on ESAs Mars Express orbiter in 2016. (Photo: AFP)

Mars weather: 'Cloudy, chance of nighttime snowstorm'

The new findindgs suggest that ice-water particles swirling in a storm hit the ground within minutes.

23 Aug 2017 7:35 AM IST

This artists concept from August 2015 depicts NASAs InSight Mars lander fully deployed for studying the deep interior of Mars. The mission will launch during the period March 4 to March 30, 2016, and land on Mars Sept. 28, 2016. (Photo: NASA)

NASA's next Mars mission to probe red planet's deep interior

Information gathered by the Insight mission will boost understanding of how all rocky planets formed, including Earth,...

29 Aug 2017 3:33 PM IST

The brick made using artificial Martian soil (Photo: AFP)

Technique to turn Mars or Moon rocks into concrete developed

Making Earth-style concrete requires large amounts of heat and energy, which would be very short supply for first human...

8 May 2017 7:52 AM IST

To understand how rainfall on Mars changed over time, the researchers had to consider how its atmosphere has changed.

Rains may have shaped Mars surface: study

The fourth planet from the Sun, Mars has geological features like the Earth and Moon

18 May 2017 8:14 AM IST

The new project will be associated with research themes featuring the exploration of transportation means, energy and food on the Red Planet. (Photo: Gulf News)

UAE to build first city on Mars by 2117

The 100-year plan will involve scientific research to nurture national cadres specialised in space sciences at...

17 Feb 2017 10:12 AM IST

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

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