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Arabs Reach Mars

The Emirates Mars Mission, Hope Spacecraft has entered the orbit of Mars. The landmark achievement of the Petrol nation has been applauded worldwide, making the nation the fifth country to pull it off after the United States, Soviet Union, Europe and India. The Hope probe has left for space seven months back and is on …

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What’s The Name Of Mars’ New Rover?

It’s official! NASA has announced the name of its next Mars Rover, ‘Perseverance’. This will be the fifth exploratory vehicle on the Red Planet. A seventh grade student, Alex Mather picked the name and an event at Burke in Virginia was held to announce and congratulate him. The name contest started in August through NASA’s …

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Curiosity Keeping It Curious!

Time flies, on Mars as well as Earth. It’s been seven years since NASA’s Curiosity landed on Mars. This was a harrowing and seemingly improbable maneuver that had people around the world, glued to their phones and laptop screens.     On 26 November 2011, Atlas V 541 blasted in Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, …

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NASA’S Next Big Leap

We're all still over the moon from the 50 anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 mission, but NASA is already preparing to take its next step, with the ambitious Artemis programme that will see the first woman and the next man, walk on the lunar surface in 2024. Artemis is named after the twin sister …

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Mission Mangal: A Remarkable True Story Of India’s Space Mission To Mars

Directed by S. Shankar, Mission Mangal is an upcoming multi-starrer space drama film featuring Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Nithya Menen, Sonakshi Sinha and Sharman Joshi, as the underdogs who took India to Mars. Mission Mangal revolves around the true story of scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation, who contributed to the Mars Orbiter Mission, …