Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 06, 2013 - In early December, China will land its first robot spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. Shortly after landing, the Chang'e-3 lander will release a six-wheeled rover that will trundle across the re
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 06, 2013 - The successful launch of India's Mars Orbiter Mission is a major step forward for an advancing Asian space power. The global space community has applauded the flight, which will help the world to be
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 05, 2013 - India's first mission to Mars blasted off Tuesday with the country aiming to become the only Asian nation to reach the Red Planet with a programme showcasing its low-cost space technology.
New Delhi, India (SPX) Nov 05, 2013 - India's first ever Mars mission would begin its travel towards the Red planet on November 5 .2013. It would take around nine-months of time for this satellite to reach Mars orbit and start taking th
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 03, 2013 - India began a countdown Sunday to the launch of its most ambitious and risky space mission to date, sending a probe to Mars which was conceived in just 15 months on a tiny budget.
New Delhi (VOA) Nov 01, 2013 - India will launch a spacecraft to Mars on November 5 - an ambitious feat attempted only by a handful of countries. The Red Planet mission marks a major expansion of India's space program as it tries
Seattle (UPI) Nov 1, 2013 - University of Washington students are crashing rockets into the ground - on purpose, they say - to see if samples can be returned from extreme environments.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 01, 2013 - Opportunity is ascending the northern edge of 'Solander Point' at the rim of 'Endeavour Crater.' The rover is maintaining favorable northerly tilts for improved energy production as winter approache
Paris (ESA) Nov 01, 2013 - This spherical container has been engineered to house the most scientifically valuable cargo imaginable: samples brought back from the Red Planet. Still probably many years in the future and most li
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 31, 2013 - NASA's Mars rover Curiosity completed its first two-day autonomous drive Monday, bringing the mobile laboratory to a good vantage point for pictures useful in selecting the next target the rover wil
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 31, 2013 - The head of India's space agency warned Thursday of the immense complexity of sending a mission to Mars as the country prepares to send its first interplanetary probe to explore the atmosphere there.
Washington (AFP) Oct 28, 2013 - NASA said Monday it is on track to launch its Maven probe to Mars next month to find out why the Red Planet lost much of its atmosphere.
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 24, 2013 - Scientists from NASA and the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Ariz., have identified what could be a supervolcano on Mars-the first discovery of its kind. The volcano in question, a vast
Glasgow, UK (SPX) Oct 24, 2013 - Scientists at the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, the University of Glasgow and the Natural History Museum in London may have discovered how Mars lost its early carbon dioxide-r
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 24, 2013 - NASA's Mars Exploration Rover has begun climbing Solander Point, the northern tip of the tallest hill it has encountered in the mission's nearly 10 Earth years on Mars. Guided by mineral map
Bangalore, India (AFP) Oct 22, 2013 - Scientists on Tuesday set November 5 for the delayed launch of India's first mission to Mars, which was postponed due to problems in positioning a seaborne tracking system.
