World News

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.

10 September 2018

World News

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.

31 July 2018

World News

Underground lake found on Mars by Italian researchers

Underground lake found on Mars according to Italian researchers.

25 July 2018

World News

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.

23 July 2018

World News

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.

21 June 2018

World News

Could this be a sign of life on Mars?

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

8 June 2018

World News

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.

1 June 2018

USA

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.

5 May 2018

World News

NASA develops plan to send robot bees to Mars

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

2 April 2018

Next Series

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.

15 February 2018

Next Series

#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.

15 February 2018

United Arab Emirates

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.

13 February 2018

USA

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.

6 February 2018

USA

New study reveals water more plentiful on Mars than previously thought

Astronauts visiting the Red Planet would just need a ‘bucket and shovel to have all the water they need’, say experts.

12 January 2018

World News

Shift in US space policy? Trump promises trip to moon and Mars

Marking the 45th anniversary of the last Apollo mission, President Trump has pledged to reboot the country's space exploration program

13 December 2017

USA

Trump wants US astronauts back to the moon - and someday Mars

"Imagine the possibilities waiting in those big, beautiful stars if we dare to dream big,” said the US president as he signed his first space policy directive.

12 December 2017

Netherlands

Dutch lab gives birth to ‘Martian’ worms

The discovery has boosted hopes for future farming on the red planet

4 December 2017

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates sets its sights on Mars

"Arabs were pioneers in sciences hundreds of years ago - why can't we do it again?": the UAE Space Agency hopes to set up the first inhabitable human settlement on Mars by 2117, one hundred years from now.

14 November 2017

Sci-Tech

Your bedroom on Mars will look a lot different

Forget about your big bed — and that comfy recliner.

6 November 2017

United Arab Emirates

UAE brings life on Mars to Earth with giant space city

Danish architect Bjarke Ingels will design the largest space simulation city ever built

30 September 2017