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European-Russian spacecraft heads out in search for life on Mars
Posted in Science on 14th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
Europe and Russia launched a spacecraft on Monday in a joint mission to sniff out signs of life on Mars and bring humans closer to flying to the planet themselves.
Why Europe's New Mission to Mars is Such a Big Deal
Posted in Science on 12th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
Early next week, the ExoMars mission launches with the goal of discovering signs of life on the Red Planet.
Astronomers identify trick to root out false-positives in the search for life
Posted in Science on 6th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
Scenarios in which the detection of oxygen in the atmosphere of exoplanets would not represent the presence of extraterrestrial life.
Great tilt gave Mars a new face
Posted in Science on 4th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
Mars hasn't always looked like it does today. Some 3 to 3.5 billion years ago, the planet underwent a huge tilt.
NASA has invited India to collaborate on its mission to Mars
Posted in Science on 29th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
ISRO has already proved that it has the ability to get to the Red Planetary efficiently; the space agency spent only US $74 million (less than the budget of the film Gravity).