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Elon Musk's dream of nuking Mars terrible, just won't help to reverse weather, says new study

Elon Musk had once famously said that he hopes to nuke the planet in order to make it habitable; however, a new study has concluded that even nuking the Red Planet will not get the job done

Jul 31, 2018

Mars is a thousand times drier than driest place on Earth – might be too arid to host life

In the Atacama desert, microbes only exist in a dormant state, barely surviving.

Jul 30, 2018

Lunar eclipse tonight coincides with strange positioning of Earth, Sun and Mars

On Friday, the Red Planet will be in opposition, which means, Mars and sun will be situated on the exact opposite sides of Earth, while a total lunar eclipse will be visible in some of the parts of the globe.

Jul 27, 2018

Liquid water on Mars! There is a massive reservoir of liquid water under the surface

One and a half km below Martian polar ice, extending to about 20 km, there is a lake that holds liquid water.

Jul 25, 2018

UK's space agency wants you to help name their upcoming Mars rover

Boaty McBoatface all over again?

Jul 24, 2018

Mars is engulfed in a massive sandstorm - NASA makes use of opportunity to study its climate

There are currently a number of missions running instruments both on and in the vicinity of the red planet that are in the perfect place and time to study Mars. Global dust storms like this one are not frequent, they only appear once in 8 years or so.

Jul 22, 2018

Panspermia theory proposes Earth was impregnated with life by falling asteroids

The Earth is about 4 billion years old and there is enough evidence to show that life evolved here, but where and at what point of time did life originate?

Jul 16, 2018

Watch NASA demolish two rocket launch towers using explosives

This is the same complex where Opportunity, Spirit, and all the Pioneer missions were launched. It was active from the 1950s all the way to 2011.

Jul 13, 2018

NASA might have found, destroyed complex organic material on Mars 40 years ago

Complex organic material is the closest pointer to actual life outside the Earth. We now know that they exist on Mars, but this discovery could have come 40 years back.

Jul 12, 2018

Matt Damon: Why arent we talking about men who are not sexual predators?

Matt Damon to play oil tycoon Marc Rich in 'The King of Oil' movie

Matt Damon may play the role of fugitive billionaire commodities trader Marc Rich in the upcoming movie adaption of the non-fiction book The King of Oil.

Jul 3, 2018

Electricity on Mars? It is possible to harvest wind energy, says new study

Most other sources of power like thermoelectric or even solar might not be as effective in the long run and wind could be a way to supplement other sources of power on Mars.

Jun 29, 2018

Project Blue: Mission to photograph Earth-like exoplanets where humans could live

The Kepler-186f, about 550 light years away was the first identified exoplanet that is potentially habitable and it has been found to be a lot more habitable than once believed.

Jun 29, 2018

Alien shockproof: Astronomer spots strange UFO heading towards Mars

An amateur astronomer has spotted a bizarre bright object flying towards Mars, and conspiracy theorists have now started claiming that aliens dwell in the red planet

Jun 27, 2018

Science and space roundup: What happened this week

Here is all you need to know about the science, tech, and space developments over the last week.

Jun 24, 2018

A fly-over tour to Mars is the 'next best thing'? Take a look

If you've been waiting to see how the Red Planet looks when you soar over it, take a look at the video. It will help you get that realistic view of the planet.

Jun 22, 2018

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