MARS

Tunnels and blobs of carbon-rich minerals on meteorite suggest microbial weathering, study says.

Hannah Osborne Feb 26, 2014

Mars One mission off limits under Islam, rules United Arab Emirates panel.

Dominic Gover Feb 20, 2014

Photographs of Earth taken by Nasa's Curiosity Rover posted on Twitter.

Lydia Smith Feb 07, 2014

Best photos of the day: 6 February 2014.

David Sim Feb 06, 2014

Scientist Rhawn Joseph files lawsuit urging Nasa to examine mystery rock more closely.

Hannah Osborne Jan 29, 2014

Unexplained appearance of doughnut-sized rock recorded by Opportunity probe.

Mark Piggott Jan 18, 2014

Dutch institute raises plants on artificial Martian and lunar soil supplied by Nasa.

Divya Avasthy Jan 17, 2014

3905 Doppler asteroid found to be eclipsing binary asteroid.

Hannah Osborne Jan 07, 2014

Number of Earth-like planets that could support life vastly underestimated, scientists claim.

Hannah Osborne Jan 07, 2014

Organisers amazed by number of applications to form colony on Red Planet.

Mark Piggott Jan 04, 2014

Mars beats Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake and Rihanna to top spot.

Simi John Dec 15, 2013

Mangalyaan craft becomes the first Indian-made object to visit deep space.

Hannah Osborne Dec 03, 2013

India follows US, Russia and Europe to launch Mars mission.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 05, 2013

India seeking to become first Asian nation to launch robotic spacecraft into orbit around Mars.

Samantha Payne Nov 03, 2013

Giant volcanoes similar to Yellowstone National Park helped form the Martian climate.

Hannah Osborne Oct 03, 2013

Martian soil analysed by Curiosity rover shows it contains water.

Hannah Osborne Sep 26, 2013

The project is included in Obama's $17.7 billion spending plan for the U.S. space agency.

Adam Justice Apr 12, 2013

Curiosity rover sends low-resolution images of Mars surface, hours after its safe landing.

Vasudevan Sridharan Aug 07, 2012

In one of Nasa's most ambitious missions, Curiosity rover makes touchdown on the Red Planet.

Vasudevan Sridharan Aug 06, 2012

Scientists discover spiral patterns left behind by lava flows in the Athabasca Valley on Mars.

Staff Reporter Apr 27, 2012

A new study suggests that craters created by asteroid impacts can provide clues to life on Mars

Akshaya B S Apr 16, 2012

Researchers have got more clues as to how Interior Layered Deposits was formed on Mars.

Akshaya B S Apr 06, 2012

Astronomers from NASA have discovered a giant asteroid - Vesta - that is expected to have water ice.

Akshaya B S Jan 30, 2012

The mission is expected to operate for at least 1 Martian year (668 Martian sols/686 Earth days) as it explores with greater range than any previous Mars rover.

BS Unnikrishnan Dec 03, 2011