Mars
NASA is planning to launch a rover & a helicopter on the Mars in 2020
On May 5, NASA launched its InSight lander which is estimated to land on the Martian surface later this year. The space agency has launched a number of rovers, orbiters, and landers to the red planet with Curiosity being the latest in operation. But, according to the reports that surfaced recently, NASA is ready to […]
Pac-Man fever gets to the Mars
Pac-Man is a widely popular arcade game but its fever is not limited to the Earth only. Recently, NASA and HiRise team from the University of Arizona published a photo of the Martian surface showing a combo of dune and crater. This crater-dune combination is called Barchan Pac-Man as it resembles the protagonist of the […]
Scientists found the real culprit stealing iron from the continental crust
Mars is called as the red planet because of the rich iron content which when exposed to meager oxygen available in the planet’s atmosphere, it reduced to a rust-coated planet which appears red. As per the researchers, Earth could rust too, however, due to a fraction of iron content seeping inside the continental crust, the […]
Soon, Curiosity will test a new drilling technique after an existing motor failed in 2016
NASA’s Mars Rover Curiosity will start drilling on the red planet again if a remote fix developed by the researchers successfully rectifies the issue. According to the reports, Curiosity rover’s drill attached to its 7-foot-long robotic arm suffered a hiccup in 2016 when it was decommissioned until the mission team responsible for the operations of […]
Researchers scrutinize Yellowstone National Park to trace Evolution of life on Earth
Yellowstone National Park is a popular site with a huge number of tourists visiting it every year. It is one of the major sites where researchers conduct several researchers due to its outstanding characteristics. In the latest study led by Professor William Inskeep along with his team, they found the existence of a new form […]
Earth-like mud cracks found on Mars dates back to 3.5 billion years
Last January (2017), NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover which was sent to study the Martian surface stumbled upon ancient ‘mud cracks’ inside the Gale Crater. The photos sent by the rover through the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to the Earth revealed a 30-inch-long slab of rock with a crisscross pattern of polygons. The photos captured by Curiosity’s […]
Journey to Mars: How NASA is tackling several challenges for sending Astronauts to Mars
Going to Mars is as said, easy to imagine than achieve. NASA and bunch of other government and public space agencies and companies have been investing millions and billions into developing the technology required to travel a vast distance from Earth to the Mars which has been the plot of many movies, however, it has […]
Scientists create an animated map of Mars to figure out the best places of human habitability
A new study has revealed the potential places where humans can build the first Martian cities. The researchers have prepared an animated map of Mars through the best possible places to initiate Mars colonization can be found out. Mars is not an easy place to go and it’s a desolate desert devoid of any oceans […]
NASA know about Aliens? Scientist accuses US space agency for hiding alien fossils on Mars
A scientist is claiming that US space agency NASA has covered up the evidence of alien life on Mars. The name of the scientist is Dr. Barry DeGregorio and he is from the University of Buckingham. According to him, NASA’s Curiosity Rover, which is currently exploring the Martian ridges, has got hold of traces of […]