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Amitabha Ghosh
Dr Amitabha Ghosh is Chair of the Science Operations Working Group of the NASA Mars Exploration Rover Mission
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Helicopter lift-off on Mars: what does the future hold?Subscriber Only
April 20,2021 04:30:19 AM
The future of Martian flight opened up on Monday. It is going to be another journey of discovery in the next decade or two as we fine-tune the engineering and the application of Martian helicopters.
Tue, Apr 20, 2021
Explained: Why is Mars so interesting to scientists, and the adventurer that lives in us all?Subscriber Only
February 19,2021 01:41:54 AM
NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover touched down on the Martian surface in the early hours of Friday. The results of the experiments by Perseverance will likely define the next couple of decades of Mars exploration. A NASA scientist explains why and how.
Wed, Feb 24, 2021
Explained: With NASA’s Perseverance and China’s Tianwen-1, a flurry of missions to MarsSubscriber Only
February 17,2021 05:00:44 AM
Early on Friday India time, NASA’s Perseverance rover is scheduled to touch down on Mars. Last week, the UAE’s Hope mission entered Martian orbit, and was followed closely by a Chinese mission. The flotilla of missions represents the spread of planetary exploration in general, and Mars exploration in particular.
Wed, Feb 24, 2021
An Expert Explains: As Crew Dragon splashes down, here are the key Mission takeawaysSubscriber Only
August 02,2020 18:18:41 PM
With splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico a little after midnight on Sunday in India, the curtains have come down on what is much more than just another successful technology demonstration experiment in NASA and SpaceX’s history.
Mon, Aug 03, 2020
Perseverance launch today: A look at NASA’s mission to MarsSubscriber Only
July 30,2020 03:00:37 AM
NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover launch: A look at NASA’s experience with previous rovers, what will be new with the fourth-generation rover, and why there is so much recent interest in Mars.
Thu, Jul 30, 2020
Chandrayaan-2: Why experimentation is important, and why the journey matters, tooSubscriber Only
September 09,2019 05:08:53 AM
The loss of signal sounds very innocuous but usually belies a much deeper problem. Why would a perfectly healthy spacecraft suddenly stop communicating?
Mon, Sep 09, 2019
Expert explains: 10, 9, 8… in the end, it was the 7 terrifying minutesSubscriber Only
September 06,2019 15:43:36 PM
A celebrated NASA scientist explains the significance of the Chandrayaan-2 mission – for ISRO, India, the world, and humankind as a whole.
Wed, Aug 23, 2023
In NASA mission, InSight on Marsquakes, eyes in deep spaceSubscriber Only
November 27,2018 05:01:07 AM
The InSight lander was expected to arrive at Mars around 1 am IST Tuesday, making a soft precision descent on Elysium Planitia, a plain near the Martian equator — NASA’s first attempt to land on Mars since Curiosity in 2012.
Tue, Nov 27, 2018
Cassini 1997-2017: Voyage of endless discovery, hope for life in mysterious ocean over a billion km awaySubscriber Only
September 15,2017 01:40:49 AM
Around 5.30 pm IST today, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will be crushed by the pressure and temperature of the final embrace of the planet it has romanced since arriving in the Saturnian world 13 yrs ago. Mankind’s giant interplanetary leap has opened the doors for some of astronomy’s greatest discoveries.
Fri, Sep 15, 2017
NASA’s Juno mission: After 5 yrs, 1.8 bn-mile flight, a 3-sec beepSubscriber Only
July 04,2016 02:42:33 AM
This is what NASA scientists will be listening out for at 11.53 pm ET on July 4 — 9.23 am IST July 5 — when the radio signal marking the entry of the Juno spacecraft into Jupiter’s orbit reaches Earth. The next 20 months that Juno spends in Jupiter’s grip is expected to revolutionise knowledge of the planet
Mon, Jul 04, 2016
What the discovery of liquid water on red planet Mars meansSubscriber Only
September 30,2015 00:00:21 AM
In this Indian Express Exclusive, Dr Amitabha Ghosh explains what the discovery of liquid water on Mars means — for scientists, exploration missions, the human race, and for the future attempts to colonise the Red Planet.
Sat, Dec 26, 2015Why Mars?Subscriber Only
November 05,2013 05:52:50 AM
ISRO should explore new frontiers,not replicate whats been done by others.
Tue, Nov 05, 2013Some object lessonsSubscriber Only
October 21,2011 00:24:41 AM
Collaboration with foreign universities needs a pragmatic business model
Fri, Oct 21, 2011
Destination MarsSubscriber Only
January 04,2004 00:00:00 AM
It is about 1 am in Pasadena, California. The freeway for Los Angeles is almost empty but at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the action...
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