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NASA's InSight spacecraft sends 'selfie' back to earth

NASA's InSight spacecraft sends 'selfie' back to earth

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Watch again: NASA’s InSight lander arrives on Mars

Join Euronews live as NASA's InSight lander arrives on Mars.

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NASA's Mars mission hopes to find what's inside the red planet

While other Mars probes have been looking for water and signs of life on the red planet, the robotic lander InSight is very different. It is looking find out how warm and geologically-active the planet is.

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Will ExoMars be the mission to find life on Mars?

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Will ExoMars be the mission to find life on Mars? Euronews is first to film Airbus' specially-built rover clean room and discuss the freshly-selected landing site with European and Russian experts.

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#AskSpace: When will humans reach Mars?

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#AskSpace: When will humans reach Mars? Manish Patel, a planetary scientist and member of the ExoMars science team from The Open University gives his view.

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NASA robot to explore Jezero Crater for signs of past life in 2020

NASA has chosen the Jezero Crater as the landing site for its upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission after a five-year search

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Europe's mission to hunt for life on Mars chooses its landing site

The joint ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars mission has chosen an area called Oxia Planum as its favoured landing site to look for life, now or in the past.

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One month left in competition to name Europe's next Mars rover

The clock is ticking: you have a month left if you're interested in trying to name Europe's next Mars robot.

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Stunning pictures of Mars and Saturn are released

Stunning pictures of Mars and Saturn taken as the two planets were making their closest approach to Earth this year have been released.

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Underground lake found on Mars by Italian researchers

Underground lake found on Mars according to Italian researchers.

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Total lunar eclipse on July 27: What you need to know

The longest total lunar eclipse of the century will take place on July 27 and Europe is in prime position to admire the spectacle.

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Mars dust storm throws Nasa rover into doubt

Most of Mars is engulfed in a dust storm the likes of which has not been seen for over a decade.

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Could this be a sign of life on Mars?

NASA's Curiosity rover finds organics and methane ‘cycle’ on red planet.

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Planet Mars viewed from pole to pole with striking detail

The European Space Agency has released a full planet view of Mars to celebrate 15 years of its Mars Express spacecraft, giving a unique new perspective on the red planet.

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NASA launches mission to explore below Mars' surface

NASA's InSight mission to Mars was launched on an Atlas V-401 rocket from California in the early hours of Saturday morning and will take six months to reach the planet.

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NASA develops plan to send robot bees to Mars

Scientists say Marsbees will be the size of bumblebees but with cicada-sized wings.

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Is there life out there? We head to 'Mars on Earth' to find out

Many scientists believe there could be life on the other moons and planets of our solar system. We report on the latest in astrobiology research from the Mars-like environment of the Rio Tinto in southern Spain.

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#AskSpace: How will astronauts handle the journey to Mars?

#AskSpace: Astronaut Paolo Nespoli gives his views on how astronauts will handle the long journey to Mars.

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Artificial city to give a glimpse of life on Mars

The United Arab Emirates plans to construct a Mars Science City near Dubai to simulate human occupation on the Red Planet.

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Space X launches Tesla to Mars, with Bowie playing in the background

Euronews space correspondent Jeremy Wilks explains how Tuesday's Space X launch is different from all the others — and why it's so important.