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Le Petit Prince

Anita Techviva — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:15:00 +0000

This is one of the most unique gadgets I have seen, honesty. Designer Martin Miklica is a genius. This gadget is kind of like a robot only on the cute side. This machine/robot was made for Mars, yes the planet Mars. Inside each Le Petit Prince...

Little Prince robotic greenhouse concept carries plants to Mars

Bharat — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:50:54 +0000

It’s not only NASA that’s doing the bit to build rovers for Mars, there are concept designers like the good fellow Martin Miklica that too have their way to show concern for Martian exploration. Martin has designed the Little Prince - a...

We cannot afford to monitor all killer asteroids, warns Nasa

Alisa Roberts — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:08:40 +0000

Nasa is charged with spotting most of the asteroids that pose a threat to Earth, but doesn’t have enough money to complete the task, according to a new report.

Louis Vuitton commemorates 40th anniversary of lunar landing

Neha Dutt — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:43:10 +0000

The luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11’s lunar landing by creating a special customized “Malle Mars” trunk. The custom-made trunk opens up to reveal a variety of compartments, equipped...

Fling's fingers are a bit naughty

Sijo Joseph — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:43:30 +0000

At first, the headline may seem to be a bit misleading. But after viewing this spot you may feel it as justifiable. This spot, for the Fling, the new candy bar from Mars, doesn’t have much sweetness, except a hot, naughty taste. At...

Minerals found on Mars suggests life could have survived on Red Planet

Kamal Kishore — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:31:36 +0000

An orbiting spacecraft has found minerals on Mars that suggest the planet was once mild and wet enough to support life, according to scientists. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter detected a carbonate mineral in 3.6 billion-year-old rock outcrops in...

Ant-sized microbots gearing for Martian colonization

Bharat — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:44:18 +0000

Humans are passing their sense and ability to machines – making robots wiser with each passing day. If robots are made to reach places where humans cannot, the day wouldn’t be a bad call anyway. With life-like possibilities found on the Red...

How does it snow on Mars?

Mark — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:11:23 +0000

Washington - In an unprecedented discovery, Nasa’s Phoenix Mars Lander has found snow falling from clouds on Mars.

How Will a Manned Mars Mission Impact the Human Psyche?

Amith — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:12:35 +0000

Not surprisingly, coverage of the Mars lander that successfully touched down on Mars’ surface this summer, and its apparent discovery of ice underneath its landing site, sent the media in to a Mars...

NASA Still Bound for Mars

Korey — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:01:26 +0000

We watched earlier in the year the progress of the twin Mars rovers’, Opportunity and Spirit, as they trundled across the Martian surface.