Mars Mission

SpaceX set for Starship Flight 11 launch from Texas: Here is all you need to know

SpaceX is preparing to launch Starship Flight 11 from its Texas Starbase, to test engine restarts, heat shields and landing procedures ahead of future Mars missions.

Starship Flight 11: SpaceX targets October 13 for next megarocket launch

The upcoming flight will test several upgrades designed for future missions. Super Heavy will attempt a new landing sequence, firing five of its 33 Raptor engines to control its descent.

A multi-billion-year-old 'coral' discovered on Mars by NASA’s Curiosity Rover

NASA explained that water once flowed on ancient Mars. The planet’s early water carried minerals that seeped into cracks.

What happens to the human body in space? Here’s what NASA says

NASA has listed the five largest dangers to humans in space. The difficulties are categorised under the term "RIDGE".

Mars travel may cost astronauts a kidney, study warns — Here’s how

Led by Dr. Keith Siew at UCL’s Department of Renal Medicine, the research studied over 40 past space missions. The team analysed findings from astronauts aboard the ISS and combined them with simulation data from 20 research studies.

Elon Musk plans 2026 Mars trip with optimus robot crew on Starship

SpaceX plans to launch its Starship to Mars sometime in the future. Elon Musk says it could happen by the end of 2026.

Space race heats up: Russia's new high-speed plasma rocket can reach Mars in just 60 days

Russia introduces a plasma electric rocket engine that could revolutionize space travel, potentially reducing Mars mission duration to 30-60 days, making space exploration faster, fuel-efficient, and safer.

Mars Perseverance rover: NASA to soon reveal future of Martian sample return mission

The Mars Sample Return project intends to bring Mars samples to Earth. The Perseverance rover has been gathering rocks and soil since 2021.

Attention engineers: NASA calls all innovators to test their skills in the 2025 Lunabotics Challenge, here’s how to apply

NASA is calling on teams from colleges, universities, technical, and vocational schools across the country to showcase their engineering prowess in the 2025 Lunabotics Challenge.

Why Ladakh is chosen as research site for India's Mars and Moon missions? All you need to know

Scientists from the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have chosen Ladakh as the ideal location for the country’s first Mars and Moon analogue research station.

Elon Musk is planning to Colonize Mars in 20 years, Space X team is working to achieve this lifelong goal of Elon

Elon Musk owner of the Space X, a private aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company is working on colonizing Mars or the red planet in 20 years. He also told the team to develop a design of a Martian Landscape or a city according to the reports he wanted to build a small dome habitat and is working on the spacesuits for the survival in Martian environment.

After a year long voyage, crew of NASA earthbound simulated Mars mission returned

NASA first simulated the Mars mission, under this mission, the crew members spent their time in the Mars-like artificial stimulated alien environment at Johnson Space Center in Houston. There were around 4 volunteers who took part and came out on Saturday around 5 p.m. after spending 12 months in that artificial alien environment.

Indian students secure 2 prestigious awards at NASA's 30th Human Exploration Rover Challenge

Teams representing KIET Group of Institutions, Delhi-NCR (College/University), and Kanakia International School, Mumbai (High School), clinched top honors in two categories.

ISRO weighing options for another Mars mission, says senior space scientist

The Mars mission has to be bigger with more scientific outcome, M Sankaran, Director, UR Rao Satellite Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.

ISRO plans to return to Mars, explore dark side of moon with Japan

Making a presentation on ISRO's future missions at the Akash Tattva conference here, Anil Bhardwaj, Director of the Ahmedabad-based Physical Research Laboratory, said the space agency also planned to send a probe to Mars.

Mars missions 2021 | All about the three missions and how different they are from each other

China landed Tianwen-1 spacecraft on Mars on May 15, becoming the third country to perform successful landing on the red planet after U.S. and the Soviet Union. The three Mars missions in 2021 and how they are different from each other.

Indian origin Roy sisters interning at NASA while pursuing engineering degrees

Besides interning at NASA Glenn Research Center, Pratima Roy and Pooja Roy are also pursuing Computer Engineering technology from the New York City College of Technology.

NASA Perseverance rover landing: Stunning images of touchdown on Mars

NASA released a stunning picture of its newest rover being lowered onto the dusty red surface after world got its first close-up look at a Mars landing on Friday. The photo was released less than 24 hours after the Perseverance rover successfully touched down near an ancient river delta.

NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Mission | Rover all set to land on Red Planet: See pics

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California have confirmed that their Mars spacecraft is healthy and on target to touch down in Jezero Crater at around 3.55 pm EST, which means at 2.25 am on February 19 in India.

Two 115-feet parachutes to help UK’s first rover ‘Rosalind Franklin’ land safely on Mars