Martian Orbit

NASA's Perseverance rover has captured a rare astronomical event in which the Martian moon Phobos passed in front of the Sun, creating a visual reminiscent of a "googly eye." This event, observed from the Jezero Crater, provided insights into the dynamics of Mars' moons. Phobos, the larger of Mars' two moons, obscured the Sun's disc for approximate...

NASA's Perseverance rover recently captured a stunning solar eclipse on Mars, showcasing the moon Phobos as it partially blocked the sun. This remarkable event, photographed on September 30, 2024, was made possible by the rover's Left Mastcam-Z camera, which highlighted Phobos's irregular shape. Measuring about 17 miles long and orbiting Mars at a ...

The European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, a Martian satellite on a quest to uncover signs of life on the Red Planet, shared the images.

Captured by the Mars Express orbiter's high-resolution stereo camera, the images capture a 600-kilometer-long (373-mile-long) scar on Mars' surface.

This image illustrates that sunlight interacts with the atmosphere in significantly distinct ways on both planets.

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...

ISRO's Mars orbiter completed eight years in orbit around the Red Planet on Monday, as the space agency's interplanetary mission surpassed the planned lifespan of six months. The Indian space agency has organised a 'National Meet on Eight Years of India's Mars Orbiter Mission' mission at its headquarters on Tuesday, and Space Commission members K R...

NASA announced on Monday that its InSight Mars lander had detected space rocks as they impacted the surface of the Red Planet. The robotic InSight lander tracked one space rock landing in 2020 and the other three in 2021, and all four were relatively modest in size, according to the US space agency. Researchers expect to find more data from the lan...

NASA's Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured an intriguing picture of Mars. Taken near the centre of the Gamboa Crater on the Red Planet, the image features some blue ripples on the planet with red surface. According to NASA, the picture is called a false-colour image that helps scientists learn about the weather and geology.

The European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter has captured images of portions of the Martian Valles Marineris, the largest system of canyons in the Solar System. Valles Marineris, like many other geological features on the red planet, dwarfs all terrestrial analogues.

In the latest release from the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter, a unique characteristic of the planet’s geology has been revealed. The surface of the Red Planet displays several marks, which are part of the Tantalus Fossae, a massive fault system on Mars. The image is 'true colour' and depicts what humans would see if they looked a...

Ever wondered how the Earth and the Moon would appear when seen from a Martian orbit? NASA has shared an image that showed them together in a single frame. The image was caught by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) when the Earth was 142 million kilometres from Mars.

If you ever imagined how a solar eclipse would appear from the surface of Mars, you are in for a treat. NASA has shared a “sped-up” video that showed one of Mars' two moons shadowing the Sun as seen from the Martian surface. The interesting video was shot by the space agency's Perseverance rover when Phobos, a small, potato-shaped moon of the R...

China's first independent interplanetary mission, Tianwen-1, pulled a new year's surprise by clicking incredible selfies on Mars above its north pole. The images showed the mission's solar arrays and antennas as well as a partial closeup of the orbiter.

Mars' huge canyon system, Valles Marineris, may hold hidden water beneath the surface, according to a new study. The European Space Agency (ESA) and Roscosmos' collbaorative ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) discovered large volumes of water in the canyon's heart.

NASA's Perseverance rover has captured a rare astronomical event in which the Martian moon Phobos passed in front of the Sun, creating a visual reminiscent of a "googly eye." This event, observed from the Jezero Crater, provided insights into the dynamics of Mars' moons. Phobos, the larger of Mars' two moons, obscured the Sun's disc for approximate...

NASA's Perseverance rover recently captured a stunning solar eclipse on Mars, showcasing the moon Phobos as it partially blocked the sun. This remarkable event, photographed on September 30, 2024, was made possible by the rover's Left Mastcam-Z camera, which highlighted Phobos's irregular shape. Measuring about 17 miles long and orbiting Mars at a ...

The European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, a Martian satellite on a quest to uncover signs of life on the Red Planet, shared the images.

Captured by the Mars Express orbiter's high-resolution stereo camera, the images capture a 600-kilometer-long (373-mile-long) scar on Mars' surface.

This image illustrates that sunlight interacts with the atmosphere in significantly distinct ways on both planets.

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...

ISRO's Mars orbiter completed eight years in orbit around the Red Planet on Monday, as the space agency's interplanetary mission surpassed the planned lifespan of six months. The Indian space agency has organised a 'National Meet on Eight Years of India's Mars Orbiter Mission' mission at its headquarters on Tuesday, and Space Commission members K R...

NASA announced on Monday that its InSight Mars lander had detected space rocks as they impacted the surface of the Red Planet. The robotic InSight lander tracked one space rock landing in 2020 and the other three in 2021, and all four were relatively modest in size, according to the US space agency. Researchers expect to find more data from the lan...

NASA's Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured an intriguing picture of Mars. Taken near the centre of the Gamboa Crater on the Red Planet, the image features some blue ripples on the planet with red surface. According to NASA, the picture is called a false-colour image that helps scientists learn about the weather and geology.

The European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter has captured images of portions of the Martian Valles Marineris, the largest system of canyons in the Solar System. Valles Marineris, like many other geological features on the red planet, dwarfs all terrestrial analogues.

In the latest release from the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter, a unique characteristic of the planet’s geology has been revealed. The surface of the Red Planet displays several marks, which are part of the Tantalus Fossae, a massive fault system on Mars. The image is 'true colour' and depicts what humans would see if they looked a...

Ever wondered how the Earth and the Moon would appear when seen from a Martian orbit? NASA has shared an image that showed them together in a single frame. The image was caught by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) when the Earth was 142 million kilometres from Mars.

If you ever imagined how a solar eclipse would appear from the surface of Mars, you are in for a treat. NASA has shared a “sped-up” video that showed one of Mars' two moons shadowing the Sun as seen from the Martian surface. The interesting video was shot by the space agency's Perseverance rover when Phobos, a small, potato-shaped moon of the R...

China's first independent interplanetary mission, Tianwen-1, pulled a new year's surprise by clicking incredible selfies on Mars above its north pole. The images showed the mission's solar arrays and antennas as well as a partial closeup of the orbiter.

Mars' huge canyon system, Valles Marineris, may hold hidden water beneath the surface, according to a new study. The European Space Agency (ESA) and Roscosmos' collbaorative ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) discovered large volumes of water in the canyon's heart.