Editorial: A year of curiosity
Curiosity — the car-sized remote vehicle with an array of sophisticated instruments — may have travelled only a little more
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Editorial: A river ran through Mars
From finding a trail of evidence supporting the presence of water on Mars a few billion years ago, Curiosity’s discovery
Read MoreRounded pebbles on Mars point to water flow
For the first time ever, scientists have been able to collect unequivocal evidence that water had once flowed on Mars
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Radiation risk to astronauts travelling to Mars measured
Measurements made by the Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) on board Curiosity show that radiation in deep space poses a “significant”
Read MoreEditorial: Mars mission accomplished
Published in The Hindu on March 28, 2013 In what counts for one more extraordinary achievement in space science, the
Read MoreEditorial: Celestial fireball
Published in The Hindu on March 2, 2013 The 2012 DA14 asteroid tracked in advance did not harm us; it
Read MoreEditorial: Watery Mars
Published in The Hindu on February 4, 2013 Mars might have been cold and dry with a transient presence of
Read MoreThe safest way for plutonium disposal
Published in The Hindu on May 10, 2012 There are 500 tonnes of separated plutonium (Pu) worldwide that can be
Read MoreIs Curiosity only an advanced science lab?
Published in The Hindu on December 1, 2011 Of course, it has a suite of 10 scientific instruments and is
Read MoreEditorial: A chance to do real science
Published in The Hindu on November 3, 2011 If doing real science is the best and most enjoyable way to
Read MoreMoon to have no-fly zones by month end
Published in The Hindu on September 8, 2011 No-fly zones will come into effect on the moon for the very
Read MoreEditorial: Unlocking Mercury’s secrets
Published in The Hindu on April 18, 2011 After a voyage of nearly eight billion kilometres that took over six
Read MoreEditorial: Fifty years since Gagarin’s flight
Published in The Hindu on April 12, 2011 On a sunny morning 50 years ago, the 27-year-old carpenter’s son turned
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