Mars on Earth: Turkish lake may hold clues to ancient life on planet

As NASA’s rover Perseverance explores the surface of Mars, scientists hunting for signs of ancient life on the distant planet are using data gathered on a mission much closer to home at a lake in southwest Turkey.

Science and Tech 10 Mar, 2021

Mars Mission: NASA's sophisticated Perseverance rover to land on the Red Planet soon

NASA's sophisticated Perseverance rover is attempting the most dangerous and precise landing on a mission to search for signs of ancient life in the Red planet on Thursday.

Science and Tech 18 Feb, 2021

NASA launches Mars rover to look for signs of ancient life

CAPE CANAVERAL: The biggest, most sophisticated Mars rover ever built — a car-size vehicle bristling with cameras, microphones, drills and lasers — blasted off Thursday as part of an ambitious, long-range project to bring the first Martian rock...

Science and Tech 30 Jul, 2020

First commercial space taxi a pit stop on Musk's Mars quest

It all started with the dream of growing a rose on Mars. That vision, Elon Musk's vision, morphed into a shake-up of the old space industry, and a fleet of new private rockets. Now, those rockets will launch NASA astronauts from Florida to the...

Science and Tech 24 May, 2020

NASA rover finally bites the dust on Mars after 15 years

CAPE CANAVERAL: NASA’s Opportunity, the Mars rover that was built to operate for just three months but kept going and going, rolling across the rocky red soil, was pronounced dead Wednesday, 15 years after it landed on the planet. The...

Science and Tech 14 Feb, 2019

New lander will add to humans� long fascination with Mars

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA: In our solar system family, Mars is Earth’s next-of-kin, the next-door relative that has captivated humans for millennia. The attraction is sure to grow with Monday’s arrival of a NASA lander named InSight. InSight...

Science and Tech 25 Nov, 2018

Griezmann owed it to coach Simeone to win Europa League

LYON: Striker Antoine Griezmann figured he owed it to coach Diego Simeone to win the Europa League with Atletico Madrid. He did so in style, scoring two expertly-taken goals as Atletico won the trophy for the third time with a 3-0 victory...

Sports 17 May, 2018

VOX POP: People's take on various women issues

KATHMANDU: Mother Teresa had once said, “I alone cannot change the world. But I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” Standing in solidarity with womanhood, hundreds of people took time from their busy schedules to...

Kathmandu 08 Mar, 2018

SpaceX�s big new rocket blasts off, puts sports car in space

CAPE CANAVERAL, FlORIDA: SpaceX’s big new rocket blasted off Tuesday on its first test flight, carrying a red electric sports car aiming for an endless road trip past Mars. The Falcon Heavy rose from the same launch pad used by NASA nearly 50...

Science and Tech 07 Feb, 2018

Mars show home goes on display in London

A show home with features to help its residents survive life on Mars went on display in London on Thursday, offering visitors a glimpse of what setting up house on the red planet could look like if it ever happens. Set in a mocked-up Martian...

Science and Tech 11 Nov, 2016

European space lander left crater on surface of Mars in crash-landing

FRANKFURT: Images taken by a NASA Mars orbiter indicate that Europe's ill-fated Mars lander left a small crater on the Red Planet's surface, backing up scientists' theory that the craft hit the ground at high speed. The disc-shaped, 577-kg...

Science and Tech 28 Oct, 2016

Europe's Mars probe destroyed after plunging to surface

FRANKFURT: Images taken by a NASA Mars orbiter indicate that a missing European space probe was destroyed on impact after plummeting to the surface of the Red Planet from a height of 2-4 km (1.2 to 2.5 miles), the European Space Agency said on...

Science and Tech 22 Oct, 2016