NASA rover lands on Mars to discover if there was life (Lead)
August 6th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) US space agency's nuclear-powered one tonne rover Curiosity, packed with sophisticated instruments, touched down on Mars Sunday on a quest for signs of whether the Earth's ... Read more...
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Mars rover landing to be broadcast live
August 1st, 2012 - 6:47 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 1 (IANS) NASA's Curiosity rover will land on the Martian surface at 0531 GMT Aug 6 and the landing process will be broadcast live from the New York ... Read more...
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US rover to scout for Mars’ habitability
November 27th, 2011 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 27 (IANS) A nuclear-powered US rover was launched to help assess Mars' habitability.The car-sized rover, atop an Atlas V rocket, blasted off at 10.02 a.m. Saturday from Cape ... Read more...
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Nuclear-powered US rover launched to probe Mars’ habitability
November 26th, 2011 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 26 (IANS) A nuclear-powered US rover lifted off on Saturday morning to help assess Mars' habitability, or whether the Red Planet is or ever was an environment able ... Read more...
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NASA stardust spacecraft officially shuts down operations
March 26th, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 26 (ANI): The career of NASA's Stardust spacecraft officially came to an end at 7:33 p.m. EDT Thursday, March 24, after sending its last transmission to Earth.During an 11-year ... Read more...
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NASA’s Odyssey orbiter to pass Martian career longevity record
December 10th, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 10 (ANI): By the middle of next week, NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter, which entered orbit around Mars on Oct. 24, 2001, will have worked longer at Mars than any other ... Read more...
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Comet chaser Rosetta’s Earth swingby right on schedule
November 7th, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, November 7 (ANI): Estimates have shown that European Space Agency's (ESA) comet chaser Rosetta's Earth swingby is right on schedule, and it would pass within a few kilometers of the planned ... Read more...
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Mars exploration rover Spirit resumes driving
April 25th, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 25 (ANI): For the first time since April 8, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit went on a drive on April 23.The drive took Spirit about 1.7 meters (5.6 feet) toward ... Read more...
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NASA’s Spirit faces computer glitches on Mars
April 14th, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 14 (ANI): The team operating NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has determined that barring computer reboots, the vehicle is doing fine.The researchers are studying are diagnosing why the rover apparently ... Read more...
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Mars rovers near five years of science and discovery
December 30th, 2008 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 30 (ANI): NASA rovers Spirit and Opportunity are all set complete the fifth anniversaries of their memorable landings on Mars in January 2009.While Spirit had landed safely on ... Read more...
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NASA mission finds signs of a complex Martian history of climate change
December 12th, 2008 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 12 (ANI): NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has completed its primary, two-year prime mission on the red Planet, during which it found signs of a complex Martian history of climate ... Read more...
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NASAs Mars Phoenix Lander in Hospice mode
November 6th, 2008 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 6 (ANI): The life of Mars Phoenix Lander is literally hanging by a thread, with the solar-powered probe running out of sunlight, a condition that is being described by ... Read more...
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NASAs Cassini spacecraft to take a step closer to Titan and Enceladus
June 28th, 2008 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 28 (ANI): NASAs Cassini spacecraft is all set to embark on an extended two-year mission that will bring it closer to two of its most intriguing targets - Titan ... Read more...
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