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How A Father-Daughter Duo Decoded 'Alien' Message From Mars
A father-daughter duo from the US decoded an 'alien-like' message transmitted through a signal by the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, a spacecraft of the European Space Agency orbiting Mars, in May last year.
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European Space Agency Releases New Mosaic Of Mars To Mark 20 Years Of Orbiter Launch
The mosaic provides fascinating information about Mars's composition, revealing an unprecedented variety and detail of colours across its surface.
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NASA Spacecraft Captures "Unusual" Circular Sand Dunes On Mars
This image shows frost is absent from the landscape.
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"My Power's Really Low": NASA's InSight Sends Potential Final Image Of Mars
NASA will officially end the mission when the lander misses two communication attempts in a row with a spacecraft orbiting the planet.
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NASA Test Payload Launches Into Space Onboard US Satellite for Improved Weather Forecasting
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System-2 satellite and the NASA test payload lifted off on Thursday from California. JPSS-2 was placed into an orbit that circles the Earth from pole to pole, joining previously launched satellites in a system designed to improve weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
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NASA Spacecrafts at Mars Record Biggest Meteor Strikes, Impact Craters Yet
Two NASA spacecraft at Mars — one on the surface and the other in orbit — have recorded the biggest meteor strikes and impact craters yet. The larger of the two strikes churned out boulder-size slabs of ice, which may help researchers look for ways future astronauts can tap into Mars’ natural resources.
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India Loses Contact With Mars Orbiter After Eight Years
India has lost contact with its Mars orbiter, eight years after the low-cost probe made it the first Asian nation with a spacecraft circling the red planet, its space agency said.
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ISRO Loses Link With Mars Orbiter Mission as Satellite's Battery Gets Drained
India's Mars Orbiter craft has run out of propellant and its battery drained beyond the safe limit, fuelling speculation that the country's maiden interplanetary mission Mangalyaan may have finally completed its long innings. The Rs. 450 crore Mars Orbiter Mission was launched onboard PSLV-C25 on November 5, 2013, and the MOM spacecraft was success...
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Mars Orbiter Running On Windows 98 Gets Software Upgrade 19 Years After Launch
The Mars Express project, one of the most successful missions launched by the European Space Agency (ESA), is getting a software update.
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ISRO Eyes December 2024 Launch Window For Its Venus Mission
After sending missions to the Moon and Mars, ISRO is now readying a spacecraft to orbit Venus to study what lies below the surface of the solar system's hottest planet, and also unravel the mysteries under the Sulfuric Acid clouds enveloping it.
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Set to Land on Mars This Week to Look for Signs of Life
After a seven-month journey, NASA's Perseverance rover prepares to touch down on Mars on Thursday after first negotiating a risky landing procedure that will mark the start of its multi-year search for signs of ancient microbial life.
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China's Mars Probe Tianwen-1 Sends Back Video of Red Planet After Successfully Entering Orbit
China's space agency CNSA released video footage from its Tianwen-1 spacecraft circling Mars, two days after it successfully entered the planet's orbit in Beijing's latest ambitious space mission.
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China's Mars Probe Sends Back Video Of Red Planet
China's space agency released video footage from its spacecraft circling Mars on Friday, two days after it successfully entered the planet's orbit in Beijing's latest ambitious space mission.
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China’s Unmanned Tianwen-1 Spacecraft Successfully Enters Mars Orbit
An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft successfully entered orbit around Mars after over six months of journey from Earth, China's space agency said, in the country's first independent mission to the planet.
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spaceship Sets Record by Entering Orbit Around Asteroid Bennu
Elon Musk has suggested that the first resident on Mars could be artificial intelligence (AI). Musk wants to establish a base on Mars.
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How A Father-Daughter Duo Decoded 'Alien' Message From Mars
A father-daughter duo from the US decoded an 'alien-like' message transmitted through a signal by the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, a spacecraft of the European Space Agency orbiting Mars, in May last year.
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European Space Agency Releases New Mosaic Of Mars To Mark 20 Years Of Orbiter Launch
The mosaic provides fascinating information about Mars's composition, revealing an unprecedented variety and detail of colours across its surface.
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NASA Spacecraft Captures "Unusual" Circular Sand Dunes On Mars
This image shows frost is absent from the landscape.
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"My Power's Really Low": NASA's InSight Sends Potential Final Image Of Mars
NASA will officially end the mission when the lander misses two communication attempts in a row with a spacecraft orbiting the planet.
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NASA Test Payload Launches Into Space Onboard US Satellite for Improved Weather Forecasting
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System-2 satellite and the NASA test payload lifted off on Thursday from California. JPSS-2 was placed into an orbit that circles the Earth from pole to pole, joining previously launched satellites in a system designed to improve weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
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NASA Spacecrafts at Mars Record Biggest Meteor Strikes, Impact Craters Yet
Two NASA spacecraft at Mars — one on the surface and the other in orbit — have recorded the biggest meteor strikes and impact craters yet. The larger of the two strikes churned out boulder-size slabs of ice, which may help researchers look for ways future astronauts can tap into Mars’ natural resources.
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India Loses Contact With Mars Orbiter After Eight Years
India has lost contact with its Mars orbiter, eight years after the low-cost probe made it the first Asian nation with a spacecraft circling the red planet, its space agency said.
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ISRO Loses Link With Mars Orbiter Mission as Satellite's Battery Gets Drained
India's Mars Orbiter craft has run out of propellant and its battery drained beyond the safe limit, fuelling speculation that the country's maiden interplanetary mission Mangalyaan may have finally completed its long innings. The Rs. 450 crore Mars Orbiter Mission was launched onboard PSLV-C25 on November 5, 2013, and the MOM spacecraft was success...
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Mars Orbiter Running On Windows 98 Gets Software Upgrade 19 Years After Launch
The Mars Express project, one of the most successful missions launched by the European Space Agency (ESA), is getting a software update.
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ISRO Eyes December 2024 Launch Window For Its Venus Mission
After sending missions to the Moon and Mars, ISRO is now readying a spacecraft to orbit Venus to study what lies below the surface of the solar system's hottest planet, and also unravel the mysteries under the Sulfuric Acid clouds enveloping it.
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Set to Land on Mars This Week to Look for Signs of Life
After a seven-month journey, NASA's Perseverance rover prepares to touch down on Mars on Thursday after first negotiating a risky landing procedure that will mark the start of its multi-year search for signs of ancient microbial life.
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China's Mars Probe Tianwen-1 Sends Back Video of Red Planet After Successfully Entering Orbit
China's space agency CNSA released video footage from its Tianwen-1 spacecraft circling Mars, two days after it successfully entered the planet's orbit in Beijing's latest ambitious space mission.
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China's Mars Probe Sends Back Video Of Red Planet
China's space agency released video footage from its spacecraft circling Mars on Friday, two days after it successfully entered the planet's orbit in Beijing's latest ambitious space mission.
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China’s Unmanned Tianwen-1 Spacecraft Successfully Enters Mars Orbit
An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft successfully entered orbit around Mars after over six months of journey from Earth, China's space agency said, in the country's first independent mission to the planet.
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spaceship Sets Record by Entering Orbit Around Asteroid Bennu
Elon Musk has suggested that the first resident on Mars could be artificial intelligence (AI). Musk wants to establish a base on Mars.
