Cape Canaveral: NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity, dispatched to learn if the most Earth-like planet in the solar system was suitable for microbial life, has found clear evidence its landing site was once awash in water, a key ingredient for life, scientists said on Thursday.
Curiosity, a roving chemistry laboratory the size of a small car, touched down on August 6 inside a giant impact basin near the planet's equator. The primary target for the two-year mission is a three-mile (five-km) -high mound of layered rock rising from the floor of Gale Crater.
Scientists suspect the mound, known as Mount Sharp, is the remains of sediment that once completely filled the crater. Analysis of a slab of rock located between the crater's north rim and the base of Mount Sharp indicate a fast-moving stream of water once flowed there.
Images taken by Curiosity and released on Thursday show rounded stones cemented into the rock, which rises like a piece of jack-hammered sidewalk from the planet's surface....
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05:01 AM, Sep 28, 2012
Pasadena/California: Seven minutes of terror. It sounds like a Hollywood thriller, but the phrase describes the anxiety NASA is expecting as its car-sized robotic rover tries a tricky landing on Mars late on Sunday. Skimming the top of the Martian atmosphere at 13,000 mph, the Curiosity rover needs to brake to a stop, in seven minutes. The rover is headed for a two-year mission to study whether Mars ever had...
05:17 PM, Aug 04, 2012
Santiago, Chile: Rahil Gangjee equalled his best ever card with a seven-under 65 to rise to tied 13th at the end of the third round of the inaugural Chile Classic presented by Pacific Rubiales on the 2012 Nationwide Tour. Playing in his first event of the season in the US, Gangjee had six birdies, an eagle-2 and a bogey in his round of 65, the second best of the day....
01:09 PM, Mar 11, 2012
Santiago, Chile: Rahil Gangjee birdied his last two holes to ensure he was in a good position for a weekend charge as he carded a four-under 68 in the second round of the inaugural Chile Classic presented by Pacific Rubiales on the 2012 Nationwide Tour. Opening with a modest even par 72 on first day, Gangjee, playing his second season on Nationwide, had five birdies against one bogey as he...
03:35 PM, Mar 10, 2012
New Delhi: The issue of bailout of ailing airline Kingfisher got political colour with BJP expressing itself against such "Communist-era practice" while Congress treaded cautiously. "There is no case for a government bail-out of Kingfisher Airline. We cannot support such a step. The practice during Communist era when the government used to take over sick private sector units and run them at a huge cost and loss to the government...
07:44 AM, Nov 12, 2011
Infosys mentor NR Narayana Murthy was involved in the airport project. ...
02:09 AM, Dec 22, 2009
The service is a hit with people traveling to the airport and back. ...
10:51 PM, Sep 11, 2008
Says new international terminal 'not up to mark', sets up panel. ...
12:35 AM, Sep 10, 2008
Colombo, Oct 2 (PTI) After seeing his side struggle against Pakistan spinners today, Australia skipper George Bailey said it will be a challenge for his top-order batsmen to return to form when they play the West Indies in the semifinals of the ICC World Twenty20 on Friday. Australia qualified for the semifinals from Group 2 despite losing to Pakistan by 32 runs in their final Super Eights match here today....
09:37 PM, Jul 02, 2008
Riding on Chris Gayle’s unbeaten knock of 128 off 62 balls and then a brilliant bowling performance helped Royal Challengers Bangalore to beat Delhi Daredevils by 21 runs to keep their playoff hopes alive on Thursday. The Feroz Shah Kotla crowd got the worth of their money by some blazing batting by both sides. Ross Taylor and Andre Russell’s late surge gave Delhi a chance for a win, but Bangalore ...
06:22 PM, May 24, 2008
New Delhi: A TV 'sting operation' may have cast doubts over the credibility of the IPL but Delhi Daredevils batsman Mahela Jayawardene on Wednesday said the team's focus has not changed despite the spot-fixing allegations as regards some players. No Delhi player has been associated with the inquiry but five others have been suspended by the BCCI after they were named in the sting operation by a news channel for...
02:23 AM, May 24, 2008
When Kevin Pietersen left for England after playing just eight games, there was a fear how Delhi Daredevils would cope in the absence of a player who has put them on a winning path. There was also a concern whether David Warner – his replacement – would be able to keep Delhi in that same aggressive mode which was pretty much missing in the last two editions of the tournament....
11:19 PM, May 21, 2008
Pune: Owner of the Indian Premier League franchise Pune Warriors India, Subrata Roy, has told CNN-IBN that Sourav Ganguly, the team's skipper in the ongoing fifth season, is likely to remain just a mentor of the team from 2013 onwards. Ganguly [is] likely to be [the] mentor of Pune IPL from next year, the Sahara Group supremo said as his team goes through another insipid season after becoming part of...
04:35 PM, May 21, 2008
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians have decided to wait till Monday before deciding whether Sachin Tendulkar, recovering from a finger injury, could take the field against Delhi Daredevils in an IPL clash at the Wankhede Stadium. He had a training session yesterday and hit the balls for 45 minutes to an hour. His finger seems to look pretty fine, but the guys will take a call on him tomorrow before the game,...
09:11 PM, May 12, 2008
A fight broke out between the Rajasthan players during a Corporate Twenty20 match in Udaipur on Tuesday. ...
03:35 PM, Apr 29, 2008
Karachi: Flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Saturday said he was trying to bring international cricket back to Pakistan and a number of foreign stars have shown an interest. Pakistan has been a virtual no-go for international sides since the Sri Lanka team bus was attacked in Lahore in March 2009, killing eight people and leaving seven visiting players and their assistant coach wounded. All of us have to make efforts...
05:21 PM, Apr 16, 2008
Mumbai: The spin pair of Pragyan Ojha and R Ashwin have been rewarded for their stellar performance in the series against West Indies by being named in India's Test squad for the tour of Australia starting next month. Uncapped middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma has been included in the 17-man squad, which saw the return of Praveen Kumar after he was rested for the ongoing series against West Indies. Ojha's 20...
02:04 AM, Mar 25, 2008
Sydney: Australian captain Michael Clarke said on Wednesday he was excited at the appointment of Mickey Arthur as new head coach while throwing his support behind the under-pressure Ricky Ponting. Clarke returned to Sydney from South Africa following Australia tying their Test series with the Proteas to welcome Arthur, even though he is widely believed to have favoured former Test wicketkeeper Steve Rixon for the job. I'm stoked that we've...
08:48 AM, Mar 24, 2008
Dubai: Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene believes his team has the momentum going into the second Test against Pakistan beginning on Wednesday. Kumar Sangakkara's double century helped Sri Lanka fight back from conceding a first innings lead of 314 in the first Test to earn a draw in Abu Dhabi last week. We definitely came out of a hole, Jayawardene said. I think that shows a lot of character. If...
09:59 PM, Mar 12, 2008
Karachi: The Pakistan cricket team continues to draw flak for not attempting to win the first Test against Sri Lanka on the final day, after being set a target of 170 in 21 overs in the final session of play on Saturday. Pakistan preferred to play out for a draw after losing their first wicket early. Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram slammed the approach of the team management and the...
05:20 PM, Mar 12, 2008
