Mars
- Technology
Elon Musk calls for ISS deorbit within two years
New Delhi: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday again recommended deorbiting the International Space Station within the next two years, much ahead of the planned deorbit in 2031. NASA plans to deorbit…
- Business
NASA awards over $10mn to 7 firms for Mars sample return mission
New Delhi: NASA on Saturday announced a grant of about $1.5 million each to seven companies for studies exploring more affordable and faster methods for the Mars sample return mission. The companies,…
- World
SpaceX will enable anyone to travel to Moon, Mars: Elon Musk
New Delhi: SpaceX will enable anyone to go to space and even travel to the Moon and Mars, in the future, its CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday. “Over time, SpaceX will…
- Middle East
UAE pilot selected for NASA’s simulated mars journey
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) made history again, as an Emirati pilot was named the first UAE crew member for NASA’s simulated Mars journey for 45 days on Monday, April 15. The…
- Technology
Starship rocket will be on Mars in next 5 years: Elon Musk
San Francisco: Elon Musk on Saturday said that the huge starship Starship rocket, that aims to help land astronauts on the Moon in 2026, will be on Mars within five years. Musk’s…
- Technology
Musk plans to shift 1 mn people to Mars
New Delhi: Billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday announced plans to shift one million people to Mars. “We are mapping out a game plan to get a million people to Mars,” Musk wrote…
- Technology
With robotic AI chemist, scientist inch closer to make oxygen on Mars
Beijing: A team of Chinese scientists have developed a robotic artificial intelligence (AI)-chemist that will help produce oxygen from water on Mars using meteorites from the Red Planet. The lack of oxygen,…
- India
Curiosity rover completes 4,000 days on Mars: NASA
Washington: NASA’s Curiosity Rover has successfully completed four thousand days on Mars conducting exciting science. The rover first landed on Mars’ Gale Crater on August 5, 2012 to study whether ancient Mars…
- India
ISRO ‘very busy’ with various exploration missions in pipeline: Chairman
Chennai: ISRO has lined up a series of exploration missions including to Mars, Venus and to the Moon again, apart from the maiden human spaceflight programme, Chairman S Somanath said on Sunday.…
- Science
NASA seals 4 volunteers on isolated Mars-like habitat for a year
Washington: NASA has sealed four participants to embark on the agency’s first one-year analogue mission in a habitat to simulate living on Mars. CHAPEA, or Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog, is…
- Technology
NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft captures ultraviolet image of Mars
Washington: NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) mission has acquired stunning views of Mars in two ultraviolet images taken at different points along the Red Planet’s orbit around the Sun. By…
- Technology
Mars comes closer to Earth for millions via ESA live-streaming
London: In a first, the European Space Agency (ESA) live-streamed historic live images directly from Mars on YouTube. The historic images were also shared on ESA’s Twitter account. It took about 18…
- Technology
UAE space agency plans to explore asteroid belt between Mars & Jupiter
Abu Dhabi: After the success of its Hope Mars mission, the UAE space agency has announced plans for another mission, to explore an asteroid belt situated between Mars and Jupiter. The Emirates…
- Middle East
Sheikh Mohammed shares clearest image of Mars’ moon Deimos
Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has shared the clearest image ever taken of Mars moon Deimos. On…
- Technology
AI may help find life on Mars, icy worlds
New York: Artificial intelligence (AI) may help scientists find the exact place to look for while finding life on Mars and other icy worlds, a new study has suggested. A team of…