As NASA's perseverance rover landed on Mars on Thursday, it was Indian-American scientist Dr Swati Mohan who confirmed the mission success. WION brings you more.

WION Fineprint: Indian-American scientist behind NASA's perseverance rover

Some microbes found on Earth may temporarily survive on the surface of Mars, according to a study that could be vital for the success of future missions to the Red Planet.

Study reveals microbes from Earth could temporarily survive on Mars

NASA on Friday released spectacular new images from its Mars mission, which saw the successful landing of the rover Perseverance. New images are coloured as opposed to black and white ones sent by the rover earlier.

Mars landing: NASA's Perseverance sends spectacular new colour images

An Indian-American scientist, Swati Mohan, played a pivotal role in landing NASA's historic Perseverance Rover on the Martian surface on Friday. She leads the guidance, navigation, and control operations of the US space agency's Mars 2020 mission.

Video: Indian-American scientist Swati Mohan played key role in NASA Mars rover landing

NASA's Mars rover Perseverence succssfully touched down on the red planet in early hours of Friday (Indian time). It will now carry out observations for life on Mars that may have existed billions of years ago.

Morning news brief: NASA rover reaches Mars, Spain violence, and more

After hurtling through space for 7 months, NASA's perseverance rover is all set for its daredevil descent. Can the cutting edge rover stick the landing, or will the notorious bot-killing planet claim another victim?

WION Special: The Race to Mars

The United Arab Emirates on Sunday published the first image for its Mars probe now circling the red planet. The picture, taken Wednesday, shows sunlight just coming across the surface of Mars.

United Arab Emirates publishes first photo from Mars probe

Legal action has been launched against some of world's biggest and most famous chocolate companies by eight children. These eight children have claimed they were used as slave labour on cocoa plantations in Ivory Coast, and have alleged the big chocolate companies have been aiding and abetting enslavement of thousands of poor children for cocoa farming.

Children sue Nestlé, Mars and Hershey for child slavery in Ivory Coast

Mars will welcome three visitors this month. Two probes - from China and the UAE are presently in orbit. While the American probe is en route.

Gravitas: It's getting crowded on Mars

Scientists said on Wednesday they had noticed the presence of water vapour in the atmosphere of Mars, thereby making a strong case as to whether the Red Planet once hosted life.

Life on Mars? Study gives fresh evidence to back the claim

The United Arab Emirates' Hope Probe is due to enter Mars' orbit on Tuesday (February 9) in the countries first mission to the red planet.

UAE's Hope Probe nearing Mars

In the Arab world's first interplanetary mission, a spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates was set to swing into orbit around Mars on Tuesday, the first of three robotic explorers arriving at the red planet over the next week and a half.

On historic flight, Arab spacecraft to enter Mars orbit

Three countries are sending robotic aircraft to mars. Newcomer the United Arab Emeritus and China have joined hands with space veteran the United States. For decades scientists are have been using a mars-like environment on earth to test out new technology and theories.

Scientific experiments in mars-like locations on earth

Even though Mars seems like a quiet and frozen desert planet a lot is happening on it which is not very evident. Through the NASA InSight mission, the scientists have revealed that Mars is experiencing Marsquakes which is keeping the planet seismically active.

Mysterious Mars landslides may be caused by melting ice and salt under surface, similar to Earth

A new study on glaciers has said that Mars has been hit by six and 20 ice ages in the past 300 to 800 million years. In the last ice age that arrived on Earth about 2,000 years ago, our planet got covered in glaciers, but gradually these glaciers retreated to the poles.

Mars' glaciers give insights on the planet's many ice ages

Will our neighbour turn green soon? If it’s up to scientists - yes! In a new study published in Icarus, available on Science Direct, scientists put forward plans to turn Mars green by finding ways to start producing food on the planet.

Scientists want to turn Mars green. How will they do it?

The Grand Canyon in the US state of Arizona may be huge, but it doesn’t stand a chance against the Martian counterpart. The Valles Marineris Canyon on Mars runs along the equator for over 4023 kilometres (2500 miles).

Photos by NASA reveal stunning details of our solar system's largest canyon

3 spacecraft are on their way to find life on Mars. UAE'S 'Hope Orbiter', NASA's 'Perseverance' rover & China's 'Tianwen-1' mission. Which one will be the first to arrive?

Gravitas: The race to the 'Red Planet'

In a month from now, three spacecraft will pull into the vicinity of Mars: the UAE's hope orbiter, NASA's perseverance rover and China's Tianwen-1 mission. They are all headed to Mars to find signs of life.

Space explorers: UAE, China and NASA race to Mars in 2021

When humans get to Mars one day, they'll have some pressing needs. One of those is water. Water is substantial and difficult to move through space, so preferably they'll have the option to discover what they need to make due on Mars itself.

Scientists discover 'previously unrecognised' water ice reservoir on Mars

In the year 2020, three separate Mars missions began their journey. Rewind & revisit this year from the prism of space exploration through WION's this report.

2020: The year of three separate Mars missions

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December 4 in History: Abolition of Sati, first Sunday newspaper, and more

If there was life on Mars, it may not be on the surface, but many miles below it. A new research has found that the most habitable part of the red planet in the past was probably its subsurface.

Life on Mars probably not existed on surface, finds study

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