Planet Mars

Planet Mars Facts: Interesting Facts about Mars
Here are some interesting facts about Mars, the fourth planet from Sun. Last decade has seen an increasing interest in Mars exploration, which has revealed some facts about Mars, its history and possibility of life on it. Read on to catch up on planet Mars!

What Is Mars Made Up Of
Our solar system is unique in its composition. With the brightest star, the sun, at the very core, this system comprises elliptical paths of planets and other celestial bodies. Of these, one of the most intriguing is that of planet Mars...

Mars Moons
The planet Mars has two moons called Phobos and Deimos, which were discovered in 1877 by Asaph Hall, an American astronomer...

Mars Pathfinder Mission
In 1997, NASA realized its dream of undertaking low-cost space missions with the success of the Mars Pathfinder mission. Let's take a look at this great achievement in the history of space exploration.

Mars Exploration Rover
Mars exploration rovers are spacecrafts, which are sent to Mars to study the various aspects of the planet. Unlike the orbiting spacecrafts, rovers can land on the Martian surface, propel around and conduct microscopic examinations. For more details on the Mars exploration rovers, read on...

Colonizing the Planet Mars
In recent years, there is a rising interest among world scientists, to try and find the possibilities of colonizing Mars. Like any other space project, the colonization of Mars too has its pros and cons. Many factors have to be taken into consideration before establishing human settlements on Mars.

Existence of Life on Mars
Some believe in the existence of life on Mars, while others look at it as a myth. What do you think? Does life exist on Mars? For more on the existence of life on Mars, read on...

Predictions by Moon Signs: Planet Mars in Vedic Astrology
Read on to know the role of Mars in Vedic Astrology…

Mars Facts
The planet Mars has a mass of 6.4219e23 kg and is the favorite planet of science fiction writers. Here are more facts about Mars...

Facts about Planet Mars
Mars, the fourth planet in our solar system has always fascinated scientists for existence of extra terrestrial life for decades. Let us explore few interesting facts about planet Mars…

Mars Rovers Still Roving After All These Years
NASA’s twin robots roving around Mars are still on their celestial trek after two years running around the red planet, even though they were expected to last only three months.

Mars Pathfinder
The Mars Pathfinder was the second of NASA's low-cost planetary Discovery missions to be launched. The mission consists of a stationary lander and a surface rover....

Life on Mars?
Mars is the fourth planet from Sun, and the last of the inner planets. Mars is about half the size of Earth and has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Its surface is red due to the oxidation of iron in the soil. ....

Life on Mars Isn't Planet Youtube
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Mars Mission: Phoenix Leaves 'footprint' in Red Planet's Soil
Nasa's robot on Mars scoops out soil, leaving an impression that resembles a footprint

Mars Mission: Robot Scoops Up Red Planet's Soil
Nasa's robot on Mars scoops out soil, leaving an impression that resembles a footprint

The Planet Mars - The Warrior - Turns Direct
Mars turned retrograde November 15th, 2007 and will begin moving direct Wednesday, January 30 at about 330 Pacific Time.

Wanted: Crew for 18-month 'trip' to Mars
Bored with your job? Fancy a challenge for the next 520 days? A new fixed-term position from the European Space Agency may be just the ticket: the agency's scientists are looking for six people to go on a pretend trip to Mars.

New Images Show Evidence of Water on Mars
A high-resolution camera mounted on a spaceship orbiting Mars has found evidence that water once ran under the planet's surface, it was revealed today.

Mars Rover Set for Final Trip
Nasa's Mars rover Opportunity, the indomitable mobile science laboratory that has survived 10 times longer than expected, is set to make one final trip before reaching its resting place on the red planet.

Life on Mars? Scientists Say Pictures Are First Evidence of Flowing Water
Scientists have discovered tantalising evidence of water gushing down gullies on Mars, dramatically boosting the chances that regions of the planet might still be capable of harbouring life.

Watery Discovery Boosts Hopes of Life on Mars
Water has flowed on the surface of Mars during the past seven years, Nasa scientists who had studied tens of thousands of new photographs of the planet's surface suggested today.

Global Warming the Key to Life on Mars
US scientists have thought up a new way to create a second home - by warming up the atmosphere of Mars.

Mars May Be Geologically Active, New Photos Imply
Mars, the red planet, may not after all be the dead planet. New research today by European scientists suggests that volcanoes on Mars last erupted only 2 million years ago and could erupt again.

Now Nasa Looks to Change Mars Into a Garden of Earthly Delights
Fiction could become reality as scientists plan to 'terraform' the fourth rock from the Sun. Finding life on Mars has proved an elusive dream for decades. But scientists now believe they may be able to do it for themselves - by turning the Red Planet into a blue world with streams, green fields and fresh breezes and filling it with Earthly creatures.

Opportunity Knocks in Latest Mars Landing
Scientists jubilant at success after 'six minutes of terror' as another US rover heads off in search of more signs of water.

'Holy Grail' of Water on Mars Within Reach
European scientists in raptures at prospect of primitive life. Scientists believe that they may soon discover lakes beneath the arid surface of Mars. Some of these subterranean pools could provide homes for primitive life forms.

Mars: Water, River Valleys, But Was There Life?
The European mission to Mars has found the first hard evidence of water on the planet, a discovery which raises questions about the possibility of life on other planets. Sophisticated instruments aboard Mars Express have identified the telltale signature of water ice trapped amid frozen...

US Mars Rover Misses Best Sites
America's Spirit rover has landed in an arid enclave of Mars that is tantalisingly out of reach of the region's most promising sediments and rocks, dismayed scientists have discovered. As a result, Nasa's engineers may be forced to try to make their trolley-sized robot craft travel much...

Rover Goes Walkies on Mars
Nasa's Mars rover sent back photographs today from its first journey across alien soil. It was a small step for the six-wheeled robot - three metres at the most - but Nasa scientists hailed it as a giant step in its search for evidence that there had once been water on the planet...

To Boldly Go ... Bush Tells Nasa to Build New Shuttle for Mars
President George Bush yesterday unveiled plans to replace the ageing space shuttle with a Nasa spacecraft designed for manned missions to Mars as well as the moon. The craft, known as the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV), would be ready by 2015, and by 2020 would take astronauts to the moon...

US Cheers As Spirit Beams Back Pictures of Mars
Nasa beats the curse of the red planet, but for Britain's space team there is nothing but silence from Beagle.

Mars
The last time the red planet was this close, human beings were living in caves. Here is a cyberspace guide to Earth's periodically proximate neighbour.

Closest Martian Encounter for 60,000 Years
No one in Britain will see the closest encounter in human history, because it will happen in daylight. No one in Britain will see the closest encounter in human history, because it will happen in daylight. But at 10.51 BST today, the planet Mars will be nearer Earth than at any time since 56,617BC.

Cold Water Thrown on Mars Theory
Lack of minerals shows red planet never had oceans, scientists say. Scientists in the US have bad news for those seeking evidence of life on Mars: there may never have been any oceans on the red planet.

Mars: a close encounter
Britons plan celestial parties as Red Planet reaches its nearest point to Earth in 60,000 years. Keep an eye on the heavens next week and watch for a brilliant red dot rising in the south. You will be witnessing a remarkable celestial event.

Dud Battery Grounds Nasa Mars Mission Yet Again
Nasa's mission to search for evidence of life on Mars was postponed yesterday because of a faulty battery. Officials set a new launch time for the Opportunity exploration vehicle tonight, giving technicians time to fit and test a replacement. The battery failure, the latest in a series of...

Nasa Joins Search for Life on Mars
The world's most sophisticated - and expensive - car will begin its historic journey today, when it is blasted towards Mars on an American Delta II rocket. Nasa's Mars Exploration Rover is due to reach the Red Planet in January, when it will start trundling across the Martian surface...

Hirst, Blur and Ferrari on Rocket to Mars
A Russian rocket last night lifted a Damien Hirst painting, a Blur tape and a blob of Team Ferrari's unique red into space and sent them sailing across the void on a 250 million mile journey to Mars. Along with them went a lump of metal the size of an old-fashioned refrigerator and a...

Mars
As the spacecraft Beagle 2 searches for life on Mars, Mark Oliver and Nina Goswami check out the web for vital signs from the red planet.

Out of this world: earth seen from Mars
It's a unique view of our world: a pale blue disc, half in shadow, with the moon seemingly just a short distance away. The bright patch at the top of the disc is cloud swirling over North America. Further down to the right, clouds build over South America.

Britain Joins the Hunt for Life on Mars
The countdown to the launch of Britain's first mission to another planet has officially begun. Beagle 2 will blast off for the red planet in just 11 days. Tim Radford has his fingers crossed.

Radar survey aims to solve mystery of Mars's water
A European spacecraft bound for Mars in June will "feel" miles below the surface of the red planet for ice and water.

A flying barbecue is unveiled in Milton Keynes. Its mission: to find life on Mars
Yesterday a lump of metal the shape of a barbecue went on show to earthbound admirers in Milton Keynes. Its next public appearance will be in more than a year's time, in the equatorial region of another planet, and it could begin to explore one of the great mysteries: did life ever exist on Mars?

Mars attracts
With their maverick, DIY appeal, they have gadded around in spacesuits in a US desert and in the Arctic and now, thanks to British help, they will have a mock spaceship in Europe.

Ocean on Mars is Frozen Undergound
For decades, scientists have pondered the mystery of the waters of Mars, which once covered much of the surface of the planet: where did they go? Now Nasa chiefs are preparing to announce the discovery of an ocean frozen beneath the soil of the red planet.

Pathfinder Unearths Proof of Life on Mars - or Maybe Just a Spot of Colour
American scientists have found "intriguing" evidence that may point to the existence of life on Mars. The Nasa team analysed data obtained by the Pathfinder mission to the red planet which suggests there could be chlorophyll - the molecule used by plants on Earth to extract energy from...

Life on Mars Hopes After Ice Find
Massive fields of ice have been discovered on Mars, raising hopes that the Red Planet could support life. The speed and extent of the discovery of water has stunned scientists who had only just directed instruments on the US Mars Odyssey spacecraft towards the planet. The data they have...