Paris (ESA) Mar 01, 2019 - Rovers are versatile explorers on the surface of other planets, but they do need some training before setting off. A model of Rosalind Franklin rover that will be sent to Mars in 2021 is scouting th
Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 01, 2019 - A robotic rover deployed in the most Mars-like environment on Earth, the Atacama Desert in Chile, has successfully recovered subsurface soil samples during a trial mission to find signs of life.
Swindon UK (SPX) Mar 01, 2019 - A space control centre in the UK has been used to test-drive a prototype Mars rover thousands of miles away in Chile's Atacama desert. Experts at the European Space Agency's centre in Oxfordsh
Paris (ESA) Mar 01, 2019 - Mars Express has revealed the first geological evidence of a system of ancient interconnected lakes that once lay deep beneath the Red Planet's surface, five of which may contain minerals crucial to
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Mar 01, 2019 - On 28 February 2019, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) 'Mole' fully automatically hammered its way into the Martian subsurface for the first time. In a fi
Stirling UK (SPX) Feb 28, 2019 - It's getting dark, my batteries are running low. With this final poignant message, the most successful mission to Mars - originally planned to last 90 days - ended after 15 years, in a dust storm
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 25, 2019 - NASA's Curiosity rover is busy making new discoveries on Mars. The rover has been climbing Mount Sharp since 2014 and recently reached a clay region that may offer new clues about the ancient Martia
Washington (UPI) Feb 25, 2019 - Curiosity is taking a hiatus from its scientific mission, according to the rover's most recent Twitter update.
Paris (ESA) Feb 22, 2019 - These images from ESA's Mars Express satellite show a branching, desiccated system of trenches and valleys, signs of ancient water flow that hint at a warmer, wetter past for the Red Planet. W
Bethesda, MD (SPX) Feb 22, 2019 - The international space community is rapidly approaching the day when human colonies will orbit the Earth. Eventually, such colonies with populate the Solar System with human frontiers on Mars and p
Ithaca NY (SPX) Feb 20, 2019 - If you're planning a trip to Elysium Planitia on Mars, pack a sweater. Starting this week, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will provide daily weather reports for Mars, courtesy of the red pla
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 20, 2019 - No matter how cold your winter has been, it's probably not as chilly as Mars. Check for yourself: Starting today, the public can get a daily weather report from NASA's InSight lander. This pub
Evanston IL (SPX) Feb 19, 2019 - Northwestern University researchers are developing a predictive model to help NASA anticipate conflicts and communication breakdowns among crew members and head off problems that could make or break
Cologne, Germany (SPX) Feb 14, 2019 - It stands vertically on flat ground, ready for its historic mission. At 19:18 CET on 12 February 2019, the German Aerospace Center Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP3) or 'Mole' was deplo
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 14, 2019 - NASA's InSight lander has placed its second instrument on the Martian surface. New images confirm that the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package, or HP3, was successfully deployed on Feb. 12 abo
Washington (AFP) Feb 14, 2019 - During 14 years of intrepid exploration across Mars, it advanced human knowledge by confirming that water once flowed on the red planet - but NASA's Opportunity rover has analyzed its last soil sample.
