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Toxin in soil may mean no life on Mars

Desh — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:45:19 +0000

NASA’s Phoenix lander has discovered a toxic chemical in soil near Mars’ north pole, dimming hopes for finding life on the Red Planet, the probe’s operators said Monday. The Phoenix lander’s inverted scoop prepares to take...

Can water on Mars change our lives?

View Point — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:45:21 +0000

In a major breakthrough, Nasa’s Phoenix lander spacecraft has confirmed the presence of water on Mars. The lander’s onboard lab successfully identified the ice in Mars’ soil by breaking it into water vapors. However, scientists have to...

Once Habitable Lake Found on Mars

Jolly — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:40:49 +0000

A lake that might once have been habitable may have filled a crater for a long time on early Mars, new spacecraft images reveal.

Red Planet: Lino Codato’s functional fireplace

Naresh Chauhan — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:59:45 +0000

Fireplaces are necessary evil that one can’t do without in the house, especially when the abode is adorned with some of the most expensive interiors. You can neither avoid them as dreadful winter season just freezes the entire house, nor afford...

Asteroid 2007 WD5 may hit Mars next month

Shanmughanathan — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:31:54 +0000

In 2004, people saw comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 smacking into Jupiter. It was pretty cool. Now, scientists are even more excited that an asteroid speeding at 8 miles per second is on its way to hit planet Mars. Even though it is predicted that there...

NASA plans manned mission to Mars around 2031

Apabrita — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:09:36 +0000

Several decades ago we were all excited about the moon and sending humans to the moon. Now, the Red planet, Mars has taken over the moon. Recently, the North American Space Agency planned it’s manned mission to Mars in near future during a...

NASA's Phoenix to digg up Martian North Pole in search of life

Madan — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:34:22 +0000

Scientists from all over the world have left no stone unturned to explore clues of biological life on planets outside our solar system. However, right now, the focus is on Mars, which has showed some signs of supporting life. In its latest...

NASA looking ahead to Mars Sample Return Mission

Madan — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 10:55:12 +0000

From the dawn of humankind, the need to explore has driven expansion across the planet. Today this expansion continues towards other planets in the solar system by means of robotic spacecrafts. In this series of exploration for the clues of...

NASA eyes on Mars Sample Return Mission

Madan — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:13:44 +0000

Massive dust storm haunts NASA's twin Mars Rovers

Madan — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:05:19 +0000

Opportunity and Spirit, have been gathering data since 2004 and did a splendid job in exploring the Red Planet. However, a series of Martian dust storms, which have lasted for almost a month, are making their survival difficult. These dust...