Mahatma Gandhi’s face seen on Mars!
June 13th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 13 (IANS) An Italian space enthusiast, while going through pictures of Mars, claims to have found a structure on the face of the planet that resembles Mahatma Gandhi.Matteo ... Read more...
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New images show the scars of impacts on Mars
March 5th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 5 (ANI): Scientists say new image of an elongated impact crater on Mars suggest it was carved out by a train of objects hitting the surface at a shallow angle.The ... Read more...
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Schiaparelli impact basin on Mars was carved by wind, water
December 11th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 11 (ANI): New images from ESA's Mars Express have indicated that the Schiaparelli impact basin has been shaped significantly by wind and water on the Red planet.Schiaparelli is a large ... Read more...
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Colin Farrell in ‘Total Recall’ remake?
October 24th, 2010 - 1:59 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 24 (IANS) Irish actor Colin Farrell is being considered for the remake of "Total Recall".The original 1990 sci-fi blockbuster starred actor Arnold Schwarzenegger in the lead, where he played ... Read more...
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New pics suggest water flowed through Mars
October 9th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 9 (ANI): New images from ESA's Mars Express have suggested that water flowed across Mars in the past.The image shows the floor of Melas Chasma sinking nine kilometres below the ... Read more...
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Catastrophic blast created ‘Martian moon Phobos’
September 21st, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 21 (ANI): Scientists have found evidence that Mars's biggest moon, Phobos, is made from rocks blasted off the Martian surface in a catastrophic event.Two independent approaches of compositional analyses of ... Read more...
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Secrets of Martian moon Phobos may be revealed soon
March 9th, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 9 (ANI): Reports indicate that a series of 12 flybys by Europe's Mars Express spacecraft might reveal the deepest secrets of the Martian moon Phobos.According to a report in New ... Read more...
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Mars Express smoothly skims past enigmatic Phobos
March 5th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, March 5 (ANI): Reports indicate that Mars Express has smoothly skimmed past Phobos at just 67 km, the closest any manmade object has ever approached Mars' enigmatic moon.The data collected ... Read more...
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Mars Express completes 7777th orbit around Red Planet
January 30th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, January 30 (ANI): Mars Express completed its 7777th orbit around the Red Planet on January 26, which is an auspicious milestone as the satellite is readied for the closest-ever flyby of ... Read more...
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Martian moons Phobos and Deimos captured on camera together for first time
December 12th, 2009 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, December 12 (ANI): ESA's (European Space Agency's) Mars Express has caught together on camera for the first time the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos.The images were acquired with the Super Resolution ... Read more...
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Mars Express acquires spectacular views of chaotic terrain on Red Planet
November 7th, 2009 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, November 7 (ANI): Mars Express recently flew over the boundary between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae and imaged the region, acquiring spectacular views of the chaotic terrain in the area.The images, ... Read more...
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Mars Express images show solidified lava flows on Red Planet
October 11th, 2009 - 11:31 am ICT by ANI
Washington, October 11 (ANI): Mars Express has imaged Daedalia Planum, a sparsely cratered, untextured plain on the Red Planet, featuring solidified lava flows of varying ages.Daedalia Planum lies to the south-east of ... Read more...
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Mars Express images show solidified lava flows on Red Planet (Part - II)
October 11th, 2009 - 11:16 am ICT by ANI
Washington, October 11 (ANI): The map shows two lava flows: the younger flow exhibits flow structures, pressure ridges as well as the central lava channel.An older flow visible in the lower ... Read more...
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Mars Express images show solidified lava flows on Red Planet (Part - I)
October 11th, 2009 - 11:16 am ICT by ANI
Washington, October 11 (ANI): Mars Express has imaged Daedalia Planum, a sparsely cratered, untextured plain on the Red Planet, featuring solidified lava flows of varying ages.Daedalia Planum lies to the south-east of ... Read more...
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Mars may have a water table hidden underground
June 27th, 2009 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 27 (ANI): A new hypothesis has suggested that Mars may have a water table hidden underground, despite satellite data suggesting otherwise.Today the small amount of water detected on the planet ... Read more...
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Sun using Earth’s solar defense to steal its atmosphere
May 30th, 2009 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 30 (ANI): A new study has suggested that the Sun is slowly stealing Earth's atmosphere, with our planet's main solar defense acting as a double agent, aiding and abetting ... Read more...
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A dust storm brews on the Red Planet
April 17th, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 17 (ANI): Scientists at Arizona State University's Mars Space Flight Facility are using the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter to monitor a new dust storm ... Read more...
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Geological evidence sheds new light on ancient climate of Mars
March 20th, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, March 20 (ANI): Mars Express has uncovered geological evidence suggesting that some depositional process, revealed by erosion, has been at work on large scales in the equatorial regions of the ... Read more...
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Water and life may be present beneath Martian volcano
March 5th, 2009 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 5 (ANI): A team of scientists has used a computer modeling system to reach the surprising conclusion that pockets of ancient water may still be trapped under the Martian ... Read more...
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ESA extends missions studying Mars, Venus and Earth till December 31
February 11th, 2009 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
Amsterdam, Feb 11 (ANI): ESAs (European Space Agencys) Science Programme Committee has extended the operations of its Mars Express, Venus Express and Cluster missions until 31 December 2009.The decision to extend ... Read more...
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Models of Martian volcano explain why its shaped like a circus tent
February 4th, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 4 (ANI): Scientists have constructed models of the Olympus Mons volcano on Mars, in order to uncover the mechanism that generates the distinctive features of its shape, namely the ... Read more...
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Mars may be teeming with microbial life
January 15th, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 15 (ANI): Orbiting spacecraft and giant Earth-based telescopes have detected a haze of methane around Mars, which scientists say is a result of alien microbes living just below the ... Read more...
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Ancient groundwater springs may have shaped Martian surface
December 12th, 2008 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Dec 12 (ANI): Data and images from Mars Express suggest that groundwater springs played a much important role in shaping the surface of the Red Planet than previously believed, and ... Read more...
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Scientists produce first crude map of aurorae on Mars
November 22nd, 2008 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Nov 22 (ANI): Scientists have used the European Space Agencys (ESAs) Mars Express to produce the first crude map of aurorae on Mars, which are a powerful tool with which ... Read more...
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Scientists close to unraveling origin of Mars” larger moon
October 17th, 2008 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Oct 17 (ANI): Scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) are getting closer to unraveling the origin of Mars'' larger moon, Phobos, thanks to a series of close encounters by ... Read more...
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Mars polar cap is misplaced due to Red Planets weather system
September 23rd, 2008 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, September 23 (ANI): Data from ESAs (European Space Agencys) Mars Express spacecraft has enabled scientists to better explain why Marss residual southern ice cap is misplaced, attributing the cause of ... Read more...
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Mars Express acquires sharpest images of Martian moon Phobos
August 1st, 2008 - 3:44 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, August 1 (ANI): Using the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC), ESAs (European Space Agencys) Mars Express has acquired the sharpest images of the Martian moon Phobos.The images were clicked when ... Read more...
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ESA spacecraft to rendezvous with Martian moon Phobos
July 18th, 2008 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, July 18 (ANI): Scientists and engineers are preparing ESAs (European Space Agencys) Mars Express for several close fly-bys of the Martian moon Phobos, which would include some of the most ... Read more...
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NASAs Mars probe all set for descent and landing onto Red Planets surface on May 26
May 21st, 2008 - 12:36 pm ICT by admin
Paris, May 21 (ANI): ESAs (European Space Agencys) Mars Express mission control team have announced that NASAs Phoenix Mars lander is ready for descent and landing onto the surface of the ... Read more...
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Artificial intelligence gives a powerful boost to ESAs Mars Express
April 30th, 2008 - 3:11 pm ICT by admin
Paris, April 30 (ANI): Artificial intelligence (AI) being used at the European Space Operations Centre in Germany is giving a powerful boost to ESAs (European Space Agency) Mars Express as it ... Read more...
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Mars’ violent, volcanic past comes to light
March 17th, 2008 - 4:36 pm ICT by admin
London, March 17 (IANS) Mars has undergone massive volcanic upheavals that alternatively spewed lava and water onto its surface, giving the red planet its current contours. German scientists have come to this ... Read more...
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Mars has gone through a series of global volcanic upheavals
March 15th, 2008 - 1:08 pm ICT by admin
London, March 15 (ANI): A new analysis of impact cratering data, using images from the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on Mars Express, has revealed that the Red Planet has undergone ... Read more...
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ESA observations indicate Mars and Venus are surprisingly similar
March 6th, 2008 - 12:43 pm ICT by admin
Paris, March 6 (ANI): New observations by ESAs (European Space Agency) two spacecrafts have indicated that despite the differences in size and distance from the Sun, Mars and Venus are surprisingly similar.The ... Read more...
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Now, a 3D model of Mars
February 6th, 2008 - 1:08 pm ICT by admin
Paris, Feb 6 (ANI): Researchers will now be able to virtually visit Mars, with the development of a high-resolution 3D model of the terrain of the Red Planet.Developed with the help of ... Read more...
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Large CO2 clouds on Mars cast dense shadow on surface
January 17th, 2008 - 12:35 pm ICT by admin
Paris, Jan 17 (ANI): Scientists have for the first time detected high-level clouds made up of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere of Mars, which are so large and dense that they ... Read more...
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