NASA has found that the speed of sound on Mars is a lot slower than on Earth and a “deep silence prevails” over the red planet. The scientists came to the conclusion after calculating the speed of sound on Mars dating back to February 19, 2021, the day after NASA's Perseverance rover landed on the planet.

‘One must shout to have conversation’: NASA finds sound travels slower on Mars than Earth

Amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, The European Space Agency suspended a joint space mission with Russia. 'Life on Mars' project put on hold for now.

European Space Agency suspends joint space mission with Russia

A Los Angeles-area startup founded by a veteran spaceflight robotics engineer unveiled on Thursday its full-scale, working prototype for a next-generation lunar rover that is just as fast as NASA's old "moon buggy" but is designed to do much more.

California startup Astrolab unveils space rover, more than a mere 'moon buggy'

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has captured an image of a tiny and delicate mineral 'flower' on Mars. “We’re finding things on Mars that are tantalizingly interesting, but we would really need more evidence to say we’ve identified life,” said Paul Mahaffy, who served as the principal investigator of the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) chemistry lab aboard Curiosity.

NASA's Curiosity rover captures image of mineral 'flower' on Mars

One year on Mars: Here are milestones achieved by NASA's Perseverance rover

Yes, you read that correctly. It is now possible to reach Mars in as little as 45 days, which is nothing short of a science enthusiast's dream. According to Canadian engineers, a laser-based technology for reaching Mars might drastically reduce the time it takes to reach the Red Planet.

Earth to Mars in just 45 days: New tech promises shorter trip to red planet

SpaceX CEO billionaire Elon Musk shared a simulation video of SpaceX's Mars program. Musk is known to have desires for humans to travel to the red planet.

SpaceX's Elon Musk shares simulation video 'Starship to Mars' depicting his plans for the red planet

It's a year since NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars. It is on a two-year mission to find evidence of life some 3-4 billion years ago. In our next report, we bring you all the Perseverance rover's findings.

One year since Perseverance rover landed on Mars

Our idea of life and nature is so Earth-centric that it's hard for us to imagine that some of other planets have atmospheres too. Take Mars for example. It has a very thin atmosphere.

ESA posts stunning image of wind-sculpted Martian surface

Elon Musk says SpaceX Starship will reach orbit this year. Musk is betting on this mega rocket to ferry humans to Mars. The announcement comes after 40 SpaceX satellites were tossed out of the orbit by a solar storm. Palki Sharma brings you a report.

Gravitas Ukraine Direct: Musk closer to his Mars colonisation dream?

NASA has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Space of Littleton, Colorado, to build the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), a small, lightweight rocket to launch rock, sediment, and atmospheric samples from the surface of the Red Planet. The award brings NASA a step closer to the first robotic round-trip to bring samples safely to Earth through the Mars Sample Return program.

Lockheed Martin bags contract to bring back Mars samples to Earth

NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin the contract to make a rocket to bring first Mars rock samples to Earth in 2030s. The US space agency, in its statement on Monday, NASA said that the "small, lightweight rocket" will be the first to take off from another planet, bringing back "rock, sediment and atmospheric samples from the surface of the Red Planet.

NASA awards Lockheed Martin contract to bring back Mars samples to Earth

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is confident that humans will land on Mars by 2026. As he has been an advocate of hypothetical Mars colonisation, he might have persuaded people that human life outside Earth is possible.

Elon Musk's dream of colonising Mars has a connection with Tonga volcanic eruption

NASA has found evidence that water flowed on Mars about a billion years longer than previous estimates. The new research from the US space agency reveals signs of liquid water on the Red Planet as recently as 2 billion to 2.

Water flowed on Mars about a billion years longer than previous estimates: NASA

For a layperson, planets other than Earth are not dynamic worlds. Earth is full of natural activity but other planets are barren landscapes in popular perception.

Bouncing boulders on Mars tell tale of marsquakes

If a research is to be believed, the Earth’s interior seems to be cooling down faster than expected. It may follow the footsteps of rocky planets Mercury and Mars.

Earth's interior cooling faster than expected, says research. What will happen next?

Is there life on Mars? To investigate the possibility of life beyond Earth, scientists are looking forward to a giant leap for the human race with maybe a trip to the Red Planet.

What is space anaemia? Research tells how it could challenge astronauts during space missions

A meteorite from Mars that caused a splash here on Earth decades ago contains no sign of ancient, primitive life on Mars, after all, say scientists. NASA announced in 1996 that organic compounds in rocks may have been deposited by living organisms.

Is there life on Mars?: Study of decades-old meteorite casts doubt on presence of life on the planet

New Year greetings? China shares new pictures of Mars captured by Tianwen-1 probe

The year 2021, or Year Two of the pandemic as some of us would like to call it, was replete with space-related events that not only had scientific importance but which resonated with public as well.

Year ender: Space news that made 2021 special

Is there water on Mars? Is there life on Mars? These and several other questions have intrigued space scientists and common people on Earth for a very long time.

'Long-extinct volcano on Mars?': Perseverance rover's new discoveries a treasure trove for future scientists

Most of the time, water is found in Mars's cold polar regions and is not very useful. However, this time, scientists have discovered an ample source of water on the red planet.

Scientists have finally managed to discover water on the Martian surface

According to a statement released on November 19 by the US Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory (INL), the lab is collaborating with NASA to establish a "durable, high-power, sun-independent" fission reactor on the moon within the next 10 years.

NASA wants you to help in establishing a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030

NASA's Mars rover is investigating an undisturbed ancient time capsule on the Red planet. Known as the Jezero crater, it was the site of a lake 3.7 billion years ago.

NASA's Mars rover probing undisturbed ancient time capsule on Red planet

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