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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.

18 September 2017

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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.

31 March 2017

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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

28 February 2017

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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

26 December 2016

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Finding the best suit for a visit to Mars

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

12 December 2016

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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…

7 December 2016

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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.

27 October 2016

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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…

21 October 2016

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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.

21 October 2016

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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…

20 October 2016

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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.

20 October 2016

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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.

19 October 2016

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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.

19 October 2016

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Is there life on Mars? Landing of ExoMars probe today may tell us more

Destination: The Red Planet.

19 October 2016

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All you need to know about Europe's new mission to Mars

Mars has long piqued people’s interest – from science fiction tales of Martians to Elon Musk’s goal of one day colonising the planet.

18 October 2016

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ExoMars arrives at the Red Planet

ExoMars is a mission of firsts – if all goes to plan then this will be Europe’s first controlled landing on Mars, and this is the first mission of its kind to go directly in search of signs of…

18 October 2016

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ExoMars mission enters crucial stage

ExoMars, the European Space Agency’s mission to Mars, is at a crucial stage.

18 October 2016

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European probe set to touch down on Mars

The European Space Agency’s Schiaparelli spacecraft is on course to land on Mars, after it successfully separated from its mothership, the Trace Gas Orbiter, on…

16 October 2016

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ExoMars has Red Planet in its sights - within days!

Landing on Mars is notoriously difficult.

14 October 2016

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SpaceX announces plans to colonise Mars

SpaceX, the space technology firm is setting its sights on Mars.

28 September 2016