Mars

Take a look at Mar’s eerie nightglow

A new look at Mars’ eerie, ultraviolet nighttime glow.

Early Mars was covered in ice sheets, not free-flowing rivers

The findings effectively throw cold water on the dominant "warm and wet ancient Mars" hypothesis.

Conditions below the Mars’ surface could potentially support life

The study suggests the presence of water traces on Mars, raising the question of the chances of life.

Moon’s subsurface is more metal-rich than previously thought

New observations could challenge previous theories of how the Moon was formed.

The new movie showcases the 82 km wide Korolev crater on Mars

Using an image mosaic made from single orbit observations from the High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on Mars Express, ESA has created a movie showing the 82 km wide Korolev crater on Mars.

ISRO’s MOM captured the image of the biggest moon of Mars

Mars Colour Camera (MCC) onboard Mars Orbiter Mission has imaged Phobos, the closest and biggest moon of Mars, on 1st July when MOM was about 7200 km from Mars and at 4200 km from Phobos.

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured Earth and Venus in the Red Planet’s night sky

While stargazing on Mars, Curiosity rover spots Earth and Venus. Curiosity aimed its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, at the sky around 75 minutes after sunset...

Weird green glow detected in Mars’ atmosphere

Aurora is a natural electrical phenomenon characterized by the appearance of streamers of reddish or greenish light in the sky, especially near the northern...

Mars once had a ring billions of years ago

Mars, the fourth planet in our solar system, is the most widely searched planet for life. Like Saturn, Mars does not have any rings,...

Mystery of lava-like flows on Mars is finally solved

Large outflow channels on ancient terrains of Mars have been interpreted as the products of catastrophic flood events. The rapid burial of water-rich sediments...

Traces of solar system’s oldest molecular fluid found in meteorite

The Tagish Lake meteorite is a unique piece of the asteroid belt. It is a highly brecciated ungrouped carbonaceous (C2) chondrite with minimal terrestrial...

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