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ESA plans a simulated 500-day mission to Mars

P. Vijay | Jun 23 2007

The European Space Agency in partnership with the Russian Institute for Biomedical Problems has planned to send a crew of six on a 500 day simulated journey to mars in spring 2008. The entire experiment will be conducted in a 2,150 square-foot...

Tags: ESA, 500 day, Mars, simulation, space, Technology

The Top 20 student innovations!

Naveen | May 16 2007

If you think you need to be a renowned engineer to bring to the world some innovative and technically sound gizmos, you are mistaken. This list of top 20 students' inventions will make you forget the machines coming of the Matrix and James Bond...

Tags: Students, Airwash, Washing Machine, Mars, Prototype, Robots, Nuclear reactor, Submaribe, Deepglider, Concrete display, Smart Mirror, Robotic drummer, Dismaker, Robotic arm, Roadable aircraft, Flying cars, YES2 project, Technology

Mars has 'Ice geysers'!

Irani | Aug 21 2006

These geysers are not a spectacular view-points on any part of our planet - it is all happening on Mars! The geysers there are found spewing sand and dust hundreds of feet into the air. Thanks to the Thermal Emission Imaging System (Themis) on the...