Washington (AFP) Sept 10, 2021 - NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has now collected two rock samples, with signs that they were in contact with water for a long period of time boosting the case for ancient life on the Red Planet.
Adelaide, Australia (AFP) Sept 29, 2017 - A reusable, water-powered Mars lander that will allow humans to explore the Red Planet from an orbiting 'base camp' as early as the 2030s was unveiled Friday by US defence giant Lockheed Martin.
Washington (AFP) Sept 19, 2013 - Hopes of finding life on Mars suffered a setback after new findings from NASA's Curiosity rover detected only trace amounts of methane gas in the Red Planet's atmosphere, a study said Thursday.
Bangalore, India (AFP) Sept 15, 2014 - An Indian spacecraft is on course to reach Mars, an official said Monday, following a 666-million-kilometre voyage that could see New Delhi's low-cost space programme win Asia's race to the Red Planet.
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 9, 2012 - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday defended spending millions of dollars on space exploration despite many people in the country living in grinding poverty.
Bangalore, India (AFP) Sept 24, 2014 - India won Asia's race to Mars on Wednesday when its unmanned Mangalyaan spacecraft successfully entered the Red Planet's orbit after a 10-month journey on a tiny budget.
Bangalore, India (AFP) Sept 17, 2012 - India plans to launch a space probe that will orbit Mars in November 2013, a senior official from the country's space research establishment said on Monday.
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 24, 2014 - India's Mars Orbiter Mission on Wednesday successfully entered orbit around the Red Planet on in its first attempt, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced.
Ottawa (AFP) Sept 21, 2018 - Astronauts traveling through space on the long trip to Mars will not have the usual backup from mission control on Earth and will need to think of themselves as Martians to survive, Canada's most famous spaceman half-jokingly said Friday.
Washington (AFP) Sept 26, 2013 - The first scoop of Martian soil analyzed by NASA's Curiosity rover held about two percent water, offering hope for hydrating humans who someday explore the Red Planet, scientists said Thursday.
Sarajevo (AFP) Sept 26, 2019 - The tiny village of Jezero in western Bosnia is too happy to share its name with a crater on planet Mars that will be the landing site for NASA's 2020 Mars rover, its mayor said Thursday.
Paris (AFP) Sept 28, 2015 - Curious lines running down slopes on the Martian surface may be streaks of super-salty brine, said the latest findings Monday in the scientific quest for extra-terrestrial liquid water, a prerequisite for life.
Guadalajara, Mexico (AFP) Sept 28, 2016 - SpaceX chief Elon Musk unveiled on Tuesday ambitious plans to establish a Mars colony by sending 100 humans at a time on massive spacecraft, possibly costing as low as $100,000 per person.
Guadalajara, Mexico (AFP) Sept 29, 2016 - SpaceX chief Elon Musk unveiled on Tuesday ambitious plans to establish a Mars colony by sending 100 humans at a time on massive spacecraft, possibly costing as low as $100,000 per person.
Paris (AFP) Sept 9, 2012 - Instead of a warm, wet and possibly life-bearing planet as some scientists contend, early Mars may have been a hostile and volatile place with frequent volcanic outbursts, a study said Sunday.
Los Angeles - Sept 21, 2002 - It now appears that Groundbreaker will be the central mission for the US Mars program in the next decade, as the Mobile Geobiological Explorer will be the one for this decade. Just what will accompany it depends on what pathway NASA decides to follow based on the continuing data flow from the next few years' Mars missions.
