Mars Mission

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has transmitted its final message to Earth and will now serve as an immobile data-gathering unit on the red planet's surface, the space agency said on Tuesday.

After two years of rigorous training, ten Americans officially became astronauts on Tuesday, and are now eligible for planned NASA missions to the International Space Station, the Moon, and -- if all goes well -- to Mars.

The entire selection process will take up to 14 months. The online application deadline is Tuesday 2 April 2024.

NASA said on Thursday its Mars robot helicopter Ingenuity, the first vehicle to achieve powered, controlled flight on another world, has been grounded for good after flying dozens of times over three years, ending a landmark mission that far exceeded

NASA has lost contact with its tiny helicopter Ingenuity during the hard-working craft's 72nd flight, the space agency said.

Moon Missions: Japan, whose unmanned "sniper" probe will attempt a lunar landing on Saturday, is one of many countries and private companies launching new missions to the Moon.

The polygon structures were discovered 35 metres underground using Chinese mission Zhurong's ground penetrating radar.

Ingenuity was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on July 30, 2020, and landed onMars'Jezero Crater onFebruary 18, 2021.

"From getting my PhD at MIT to knocking 100s of doors to get hired full-time at NASA, nothing came easy," Dr Akshata Krishnamurthy said.

India's space research agency - ISRO - has set its sights on Earth's planetary neighbours and expects to mark its presence on Mars and Venus within five years, Dr M Sankaran, Director of the UR Rao Satellite Center in Bengaluru told NDTV.

ISRO has lined up a series of exploration missions including to Mars, Venus and to the Moon again, apart from the maiden human spaceflight programme, Chairman S Somanath said on Sunday.

The Psyche spacecraft is targeted to travel to the asteroid using solar-electric (low-thrust) propulsion, following a Mars flyby and gravity assist.

Dust devils are generally weaker and smaller than tornadoes on Earth, but help scientists understand the Martian atmosphere and improve their weather models.

In a freewheeling conversation with NDTV, Mr Somanath discussed challenges with the earlier moon mission, described in detail the workings of the lander and the rover, and his vision for the future of space research in India.

American space agency NASA on Wednesday announced that its oxygen-generating experiment that accompanied the Perseverance rover has successfully completed its mission and generated oxygen on the Red Planet.

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has transmitted its final message to Earth and will now serve as an immobile data-gathering unit on the red planet's surface, the space agency said on Tuesday.

After two years of rigorous training, ten Americans officially became astronauts on Tuesday, and are now eligible for planned NASA missions to the International Space Station, the Moon, and -- if all goes well -- to Mars.

The entire selection process will take up to 14 months. The online application deadline is Tuesday 2 April 2024.

NASA said on Thursday its Mars robot helicopter Ingenuity, the first vehicle to achieve powered, controlled flight on another world, has been grounded for good after flying dozens of times over three years, ending a landmark mission that far exceeded

NASA has lost contact with its tiny helicopter Ingenuity during the hard-working craft's 72nd flight, the space agency said.

Moon Missions: Japan, whose unmanned "sniper" probe will attempt a lunar landing on Saturday, is one of many countries and private companies launching new missions to the Moon.

The polygon structures were discovered 35 metres underground using Chinese mission Zhurong's ground penetrating radar.

Ingenuity was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on July 30, 2020, and landed onMars'Jezero Crater onFebruary 18, 2021.

"From getting my PhD at MIT to knocking 100s of doors to get hired full-time at NASA, nothing came easy," Dr Akshata Krishnamurthy said.

India's space research agency - ISRO - has set its sights on Earth's planetary neighbours and expects to mark its presence on Mars and Venus within five years, Dr M Sankaran, Director of the UR Rao Satellite Center in Bengaluru told NDTV.

ISRO has lined up a series of exploration missions including to Mars, Venus and to the Moon again, apart from the maiden human spaceflight programme, Chairman S Somanath said on Sunday.

The Psyche spacecraft is targeted to travel to the asteroid using solar-electric (low-thrust) propulsion, following a Mars flyby and gravity assist.

Dust devils are generally weaker and smaller than tornadoes on Earth, but help scientists understand the Martian atmosphere and improve their weather models.

In a freewheeling conversation with NDTV, Mr Somanath discussed challenges with the earlier moon mission, described in detail the workings of the lander and the rover, and his vision for the future of space research in India.

American space agency NASA on Wednesday announced that its oxygen-generating experiment that accompanied the Perseverance rover has successfully completed its mission and generated oxygen on the Red Planet.