After a nearly seven month journey through space, Perseverance -- the largest and the most advanced rover NASA has ever sent to another world -- successfully touched down on the surface of Mars on Friday.
Referring to the COVID-19 pandemic, Modi said India has always prided itself as the first responder in the region - a friend in need.
Mars, which is already bright, will be more brighter on the eastern sky -- the brightest light in the midnight sky other than moon.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden on Friday remembered Mahatma Gandhi, a week ahead of his birth anniversary on October 2, recalling the values advocated by the apostle of peace of non-violence, tolerance, respect and human trusteeship.
An international team, led by the Australian National University, compared models of temperature and pressure conditions on Earth with those on Mars to estimate how much of the distant planet was liveable for Earth-like organisms
Crossing a major milestone in the country's space history, ISRO's Mars Orbiter mission ventured out of Earth's sphere of influence for the first time in an attempt to reach the red planet's orbit
The Chinese President dethroned Russian President Vladimir Putin as the most influential person on the planet.
The first Trajectory Correction Manoeuvre of India's maiden mission to Mars was on Wednesday carried out successfully by Indian Space Research Organisation scientists on the spacecraft, which is presently travelling some 2.9 million km away from Earth.
Quashing the 'doomsday' rumours, top National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientists have assured that the world won't end on December 21, 2012.
United States space agency NASA said it would launch a water-related satellite in collaboration with India's ISRO.
In a once-in-a-million-years encounter, a comet, the size of a small mountain, flew past Mars on Sunday.
India's swashbuckling opener Rohit Sharma took a dig at the ICC on Sunday after his name did not feature in a poll, initiated by the apex body, on who has got the best pull shot in international cricket.
The Gaganyaan project has the objective of demonstrating human space flight capability to Low Earth Orbit with three crew members in orbit and safely recovering them after the mission.
The planets and their sun-like star are about 127 light-years from Earth and the system is one of only 15 known to have more than three worlds.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration plans to send solar-powered airships to explore Venus' atmosphere and to eventually establish a permanent human colony in a floating cloud city above the Earth's nearest planetary neighbour.
Starting on Monday, the country's low-cost Mars mission that is in a rendezvous with the red planet for an extended period will enter the "blackout" phase snapping communication with the satellite.
Since its August 2012 landing inside Mars' Gale Crater, Curiosity has been studying the planet's ancient and modern environments.
Be prepared to have a serious case wanderlust when you're scrolling through these awe-inspiring photographs of our Planet Earth.
Planetary scientists claim that the Hubble telescope has found hints of "building blocks of life" on Pluto.
'Space is dangerous and there will be many failed attempts as we try to use mankind's ingenuity to take the next evolutionary step.'
What would it be like to be the last man on earth? Many have pondered over the question never to have found an answer. If only Sudan could speak he could have solved that philosophical quandary.
Indian Space Research Organisation's Mars Orbiter, which was placed in inter-Mars trajectory in the early hours on Sunday, has crossed Moon's orbit and is travelling beyond Earth's natural satellite.
The Vivekananda Yoga University was jointly launched on Tuesday by minister of state for external affairs V Muraleedharan and chairperson of the standing committee on external affairs P P Chaudhary during a virtual event held at the Consulate General of India in New York.
The World Environment Day 2015 logo has an Indian touch.
This year's 'Opposition of Saturn' is considered the brightest till the 'opposition' on December 11, 2031, according to Akash Ganga Centre for Astronomy at Badlapur at Thane district.
More than the story of any other footballer or athlete, Pele's life helped democratise his sport; made it the stuff of a widely shared dream. Shyam G Menon salutes the memory of the greatest footballer ever.
Meteorologist Dan Satterfield reported on his blog hosted by the American Geophysical Union that 'King tides' are produced when the gravitational forces of the Sun, Earth and Moon are aligned.
Theoretically, 4G promises download speeds of up to 100 Mbps, compared with the speed of 21 Mbps that 3G supports.
India successfully placed its spacecraft in orbit around Mars, becoming the first country in the world to succeed in such an inter-planetary mission in the maiden attempt itself.
Tracking of the Schiaparelli robot's radio signals was dropped less than a minute before it was expected to touch down on the Red Planet's surface.
This occurs only when the Sun, Mercury and the Earth lined up in one plane. It appears as a dot on the disc because its angular size is very small compared to that of the Sun as seen from the Earth.
The Mars Colour Camera onboard Indian Space Research Organisation's Mars Orbiter Mission has captured the image of Phobos, the closest and biggest moon of Mars.
It is a day that reminds everyone on the planet to get involved in environment-friendly activities.
While we wish the newlyweds a blissful marital life, here's taking a look at the candid pictures from Bipasha and Karan's DREAMY wedding!
The Vishnu Purana, notes A K Bhatacharya, ends on a sombre note, but not without offering the hope that those who chant Vishnu's name can still reclaim dharma.
The new organism -- Solibacillus kalamii -- was found on the filters of the International Space Station.
The activist claimed during her arrest her autonomy was violated and her photographs were splashed all over the news. "My actions were pronounced guilty -- not in the court of law, but on flat screens by seekers of TRPs," Ravi lamented.
The rocket is the first step in Musk's ambitious dream to send humans to Mars and establish a colony on the planet.
'Everything is possible if you are willing to give it your best shot.' 'And while you go about achieving your dreams, don't forget to care for our planet.'
The detection of phosphine molecules, which consist of hydrogen and phosphorus, could point to this extra-terrestrial 'aerial' life, according to the research published in the journal in Nature Astronomy.
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