The researchers from California Institute of Technology and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) found that around four billion years ago, Mars was home to enough water to have covered the whole planet in an ocean about 100 to 1,500 metres deep.
Comets could have been an essential source of carbon on planets like Earth and Mars during the early formation of the solar system, says a new study.
Taking a step closer to realising its ambitious sample return programme after the touchdown of the Mars Perseverance rover, NASA has awarded a key contract to Northrop Grumman Systems of Elkton, Maryland.
For the first time in history, we have an audio recording from the surface of another planet. NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars Thursday.
China says its Tianwen-1 spacecraft has entered a temporary parking orbit around Mars in anticipation of landing a rover on the red planet in the coming months.
Some microbes found on Earth may temporarily survive on the surface of Mars, according to a study that could be vital for the success of future missions to the Red Planet.
United States President Joe Biden lauded NASA for the successful landing of its Perseverance rover on Mars. Taking to Twitter, Joe Biden said, "I joined the world and watched in awe as the Perseverance Rover touched down on the surface of Mars. It was a remarkable feat — one made possible by the hard work and ingenuity of the team at @NASA".
NASA's Perseverance rover has sent some stunning photos of the Red Planet, including a high-resolution colour selfie taken during its landing.
The world got its first close-up look at a Mars landing on Friday, as NASA released a stunning picture of its newest rover being lowered onto the dusty red surface.
On 19 February 2021, NASA has successfully landed its Perseverance rover on Mars. Among the scientists who are part of this historic mission, Indian-American Dr Swati Mohan spearheaded the development of attitude control and the landing system for the rover.
NASA's largest and most advanced Mars rover, Perseverance, successfully touched down on the Martian surface on Friday, in a nail-biting landing that marks its first step in the search for signs of ancient microbial life on the Red Planet. And guess, who was at the centre of this ambitious step? Indian-American scientist Swati Mohan played a pivotal role in the historic event. Watch video as India TV's Nidhi Taneja sheds light on the newsmaking event.
The United States is the only country that has operated a rover on Mars' surface. NASA has sent 9 rovers to Mars.
A NASA rover streaked through the orange Martian sky and landed on the planet Thursday, accomplishing the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life ever existed on Mars.
Swati Mohan is an Indian-American NASA scientists. She was the one who confirmed the landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars on February 18.
A NASA rover streaked through the orange Martian sky and landed on the planet Thursday, accomplishing the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life ever existed on Mars.
A NASA rover streaked toward a landing on Mars on Thursday in the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life ever existed on the red planet.
Landing on Mars is difficult. Only about 50 per cent of all previous Mars landing attempts have succeeded.
The rover will characterise the planet's geology and past climate and pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet.
The Emirates Mars Mission is a United Arab Emirates Space Agency uncrewed space exploration mission to Mars. The Hope spacecraft was launched on July 19 last year and reached Mars on February 9 this year.
A Chinese spacecraft appears poised to enter orbit around Mars, one day after an orbiter from the United Arab Emirates did so and about a week ahead of an American attempt to put down another spacecraft on the surface of the red planet.
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