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China unveils plan to catch can of Martian rock samples in space and bring it back
1 month ago

China unveils plan to catch can of Martian rock samples in space and bring it back

The Independent  

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UAE spacecraft takes close-up photos of Mars’ little moon
1 year, 7 months ago

UAE spacecraft takes close-up photos of Mars’ little moon

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A spacecraft around Mars has sent back the most detailed photos yet of the red planet’s little moon. Mars’ other moon, Phobos, is almost double that size and better understood since it orbits much closer to Mars — just 3,700 miles away, the closest of any planet’s moon in our solar system. Al-Matroushi and other scientists …

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ISRO's Mars orbiter was made for mission life of six months, completed seven years in orbit this month
3 years, 2 months ago

ISRO's Mars orbiter was made for mission life of six months, completed seven years in orbit this month

Firstpost  

The lessons learnt have raised the confidence of ISRO scientists for taking up future interplanetary missions. India’s Mars Orbiter spacecraft has completed seven years in its orbit, well beyond its designed mission life of six months. The main lessons learnt were in the field of design and realisation of systems and subsystems, launch for interplanetary mission, insertion into other planet’s …

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Mars is shaking: Nasa lander records biggest 4.2 magnitude quake on Mars, third in a month
3 years, 3 months ago

Mars is shaking: Nasa lander records biggest 4.2 magnitude quake on Mars, third in a month

India Today  

The InSight lander, which has fixed its ears to the Martian ground, has heard some of the biggest rumblings under the surface. The Nasa probe has now detected the biggest and longest-lasting quake on Mars measuring a magnitude 4.2 that shook the ground for nearly an hour-and-a-half. Nasa said that the September 18 quake of 4.2 had five times the …

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NASA’s Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet
3 years, 8 months ago

NASA’s Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet

India TV News  

NASA’s experimental Mars helicopter rose from the dusty red surface into the planet’s thin air on Monday, achieving the first powered flight on another planet. “Altimeter data confirms that Ingenuity has performed its first flight, the first flight of a powered aircraft on another planet,” said the helicopter’s chief pilot back on Earth, Havard Grip, his voice breaking as his …

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NASA's Mars helicopter mission next month may pave the way for interplanetary flight
3 years, 8 months ago

NASA's Mars helicopter mission next month may pave the way for interplanetary flight

Hindustan Times  

NASA engineers plan to send a miniature helicopter whirring just above the surface of Mars next month in an interplanetary aviation experiment that, if successful, would mark the first powered, controlled flight by an aircraft on another celestial body. The U.S. space agency is comparing the Martian debut of its 4-lb solar-powered whirlybird, dubbed Ingenuity, with the Wright Brothers' first …

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NASA Mars rover has part of Wright brothers’ first airplane
3 years, 8 months ago

NASA Mars rover has part of Wright brothers’ first airplane

The Independent  

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Perseverance’s quest for signs of life on Mars begins now
3 years, 10 months ago

Perseverance’s quest for signs of life on Mars begins now

Live Mint  

At around 4 pm eastern time on 18 February, roughly 2:30 am IST on Friday, one of the biggest, complex and most daring Mars missions landed on the red planet. Nasa’s Perseverance rover successfully completed a seven-month long journey to the planet and will now begin searching for signs of past life on Mars. “Touchdown confirmed!” were the words that …

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NASA rover Perseverance hurtles toward historic landing attempt on Mars
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA rover Perseverance hurtles toward historic landing attempt on Mars

Live Mint  

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance hurtled into the final stretch of its seven-month journey from Earth en route to a nail-biting landing attempt Thursday on an ancient, alien lake bed, where scientists hope to find signs of fossilized microbial life. Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Los Angeles hope to receive confirmation of the landing, and possibly a first image …

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Mars Rover Perseverance Hours Away From Daredevil Landing Attempt On Red Planet
3 years, 10 months ago

Mars Rover Perseverance Hours Away From Daredevil Landing Attempt On Red Planet

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LOS ANGELES, Feb 17 - NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance, the most advanced robotic astrobiology lab ever flown to another world, neared the end of its seven-month, 293-million-mile journey on Wednesday, hours away from a daredevil landing attempt on the Red Planet. A full scale model of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is displayed at NASA's Jet Propulsion …

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NASA's Mars Rover Perseverance's Will Face 'Seven Minutes of Terror' Before Landing on Red Planet
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA's Mars Rover Perseverance's Will Face 'Seven Minutes of Terror' Before Landing on Red Planet

News 18  

When NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance, a robotic astrobiology lab packed inside a space capsule, hits the final stretch of its seven-month journey from Earth this week, it is set to emit a radio alert as it streaks into the thin Martian atmosphere. Thus, Thursday’s final, self-guided descent of the rover spacecraft is set to occur during a white-knuckled interval that …

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UAE's Hope Probe is Set to Enter Mars' Orbit, Here's All You Need to Know About the Mission
3 years, 10 months ago

UAE's Hope Probe is Set to Enter Mars' Orbit, Here's All You Need to Know About the Mission

News 18  

The United Arab Emirates’ first space mission to Mars will soon be entering the red planet’s orbit and making its historic landing. Once it makes its landing, which is expected within next six hours, the Hope probe will provide a complete picture of the Martian atmosphere and its layers, helping unravel some mysteries surrounding the global Martian atmosphere and the …

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Space race: UAE, US and Chinese missions prepare to explore Mars
3 years, 10 months ago

Space race: UAE, US and Chinese missions prepare to explore Mars

Al Jazeera  

Deep-space ventures by the three countries will all arrive at Earth’s planetary neighbour this month to analyse its atmosphere and surface as well as look for signs of past life. “By carefully measuring the atmosphere, we can better model how long ago the atmosphere may have been suitable for liquid water on the surface, and therefore potentially suitable for life.” …

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The UAE’s Hope Probe will be the first of 3 missions to arrive at Mars this month
3 years, 10 months ago

The UAE’s Hope Probe will be the first of 3 missions to arrive at Mars this month

CNN  

CNN — The United Arab Emirates’ first mission to Mars is almost ready for a rendezvous with the red planet. “We’ve learned from past missions that the loss of the atmosphere over time over Martian history is important,” said David Brain, deputy principal investigator for MAVEN orbiter, or the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN, at the University of ColoradoBoulder’s Laboratory …

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China's Mars probe photographs Earth en route to Red Planet
4 years, 4 months ago

China's Mars probe photographs Earth en route to Red Planet

Daily Mail  

China's Mars probe, Tianwen-1, has beamed back a photo of the Earth and the Moon as it heads towards the Red Planet. China, the US and the UAE, which launched a probe on July 20, are all taking advantage of a period when Mars and Earth are favourably aligned to launch exploratory missions to the Red Planet. A view of …

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