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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.

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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

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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.

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Dutch lab gives birth to ‘Martian’ worms

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

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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.

Sci-Tech

Your bedroom on Mars will look a lot different

Forget about your big bed — and that comfy recliner.

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

USA

Scientists complete eight-month Mars mission... on earth

The HI-SEAS V mission, run by the University of Hawaii, produced data that should help NASA understand the psychological profile needed for crew members on future long-term missions to Mars.

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Interactive map: Where do you look for life on Mars?

Where do you hunt for life on Mars? This interactive video map of the red planet sets out the top landing sites being considered right now by ESA and NASA for their missions in 2020.

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Atacama desert could hold secrets of life on Mars

Scientists in Chile believe the discovery of life in the country’s arid Atacama Desert could provide new insights into finding life forms on Mars Last year, US scientists analysing data from a NASA sp

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Mars mission, a new rocket and a giant telescope: Europe's space priorities

Lucerne offered a scenic backdrop to ESA’s space summit – the crucial ministerial meeting held every two years when the agency’s 22 member states spend 48 hours debating one subject – Europe’s future

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Finding the best suit for a visit to Mars

Which kind of space suit will an astronaut wear on Mars?

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Students and NASA design suit for Mars

A full-scale, wearable and adjustable model of a space suit designed for the first Mars landing underwent testing on Monday (5 December) at the Rhode Island School of…

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Mars crash images provide new detail on Schiaparelli's failed landing bid

New pictures have emerged claiming to shed light on Europe’s failed bid to land a spacecraft on Mars.

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ExoMars: ESA's Mars lander crashed and destroyed on the Red Planet

The European Space Agency has said that the missing European space probe on Mars fell to the surface of the Red Planet from a height of two to four kilometres and was destroyed on…

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Destination Mars, episode 9: Schiaparelli's plunge, the methane mystery and the search for life

The ExoMars team had their hearts in their mouths as the Schiaparelli probe went missing just as the TGO mothership swept into a perfectly timed orbit.

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Still no word on Europe's Mars lander - but ESA hails mission a success

The European Space Agency (ESA) is hailing its ExoMars mission a success despite mystery over the fate of a lander supposed to have touched down on the Red…

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Mystery remains over fate of European Mars lander Schiaparelli

The fate of a European probe supposed to have touched down on Mars on Wednesday remains a mystery.

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LIVE: what happened to the Mars landing Schiaparelli probe?

Scientists are scrambling to confirm the status of the European lander which was due to have landed on the Red Planet's surface, after contact was lost during its descent.

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Europe and Russia's mission to Mars

The ExoMars mission blasted off seven months ago abord a Russian rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.