Mars

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Niger probes Martian meteorite sale as questions swirl over origins

A 25-kilo rock from Mars sold for over $5 million (€4.3 million) at Sotheby’s in New York last month. But Niger, where the meteorite was found, has launched an investigation into whether it was illegally smuggled out of the country.

12/08/2025

Culture news

Largest Martian meteorite fetches more than €4.3 million at auction

This was the first time such an historical and rare piece was auctioned off. But as popular as the Mars meterorite was, a young dinosaur skeleton triggered a bidding frenzy...

17/07/2025

Culture news

The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is being auctioned off in New York

This is the first time such an historical and rare piece is auctioned off. Sotheby’s says the eventual buyer of the items is guaranteed to own a piece of history.

14/07/2025

Space

China spacecraft aims to return with 'groundbreaking' asteroid samples

The Tianwen-2 probe, which was launched on Thursday, represents a "significant step in China’s new journey of interplanetary exploration".

30/05/2025

China

China launches probe to collect samples from asteroid near Mars

China earlier returned rock samples from the moon's far side back to Earth in a historic mission and has welcomed international cooperation.

29/05/2025

Space

China steps up space race with another successful rocket launch

Three astronauts have been sent to China's own space station to replace the current crew in a bid to reach the moon or even Mars.

24/04/2025

Europe News

Unique images revealed of Mars' mysterious moon

Space probe Hera passed Mars while on its way to the Didymos asteroid system as part of planetary defence mission.

13/03/2025

Space

Red Planet or bust: Can the US get to Mars in Trump's second term?

Trump put Mars missions in the spotlight in his January inauguration speech. Experts don’t believe a flag-planting will be possible until well beyond Trump’s second mandate.

20/02/2025

Euronews Tech Talks

The future of space exploration with ESA's Luca Parmitano | Podcast

The Artemis program, Mars exploration, and the future of the International Space Station mark an exciting era for space. ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano joins Euronews Tech Talks to discuss these projects and Europe's role in them.

19/02/2025

Space

Mars and Jupiter get close in conjunction this week

The planets won't get this close to each other again until 2033.

12/08/2024

Space

NASA Perseverance rover finds rock with signs of possible life on Mars

To conduct a thorough analysis, the rock needs to be brought back to Earth, a process unlikely to occur before the 2030s.

07/08/2024

Space

Crew of NASA's simulated Mars mission exit habitat after a year

The simulated mission to Mars was part of NASA's Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog project.

08/07/2024

Space

New discovery under Atacama desert could help search for life on Mars

The scientists said the finding of microbes in sediments that resemble those on Mars could have implications for the search for life on other planets.

03/05/2024

Space

Mars had more water for longer than previously thought, study suggests

The Curiosity rover has been exploring Mars' Gale Crater for more than a decade, analysing the minerals on its surface.

27/03/2024

Space

NASA's 'little helicopter that could' takes last flight on Mars

The helicopter sustained damage to its rotor blades on January 18 and is no longer capable of flying long-term, the US space agency said.

26/01/2024

Space

European orbiter may have discovered huge water deposits on Mars

The potential discovery suggests that Mars once looked very different from how it appears today and could once have sustained life.

20/01/2024

Business

Hotel Chocolat's shares jump 160% after Mars takeover

The US's Mars Inc has acquired British chocolatier Hotel Chocolat for £534 million - but it will still operate from the UK.

17/11/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: How 'The War of the Worlds' terrified radio listeners

30 October 1938: When a radio broadcast convinced people that aliens were invading

30/10/2023

Space

Mystery of the strongest ‘marsquake’ on record may be solved

Scientists from a number of missions orbiting the Red Planet studied their satellite data to try to determine the cause of the magnitude 4.7 quake.

24/10/2023

Euronews Tech Talks

Are humans able to hibernate to travel deeper into space?

Hibernation might be the solution to long, risky, and challenging space missions, the European Space Agency (ESA) says. But how can humans do it?

10/10/2023