They have been testing high-tech equipment, not in a special simulator or mock up of the Red Planet, but in a remote Scottish ...

European space probe Hera flew past Mars on Wednesday on its way ... the images for the first time. Hera is the ESA's first planetary defence mission. Launched in October last year, the probe ...

Mars Express started orbiting the Red Planet in 2003 and still has nine years to go. This is possible thanks to a software ...

Signatures of the water-rich environment in which the rust formed are still preserved in the dust, as analysed by spacecraft studying Mars today. CREDIT: ESA. However, iron oxides come in ...

These systems did not work, but the overall mission was a success, leading to high levels of engagement from the public. Besides comets, Esa launched one of the most successful missions to the red ...

Created from data taken by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Express mission, it shows the region where NASA’s Pathfinder mission landed in 1997. The tour begins with Mars as seen from ...

The White House wants to focus on 'beating China back to the Moon and putting the first human on Mars.' The administration is requesting $18.8 billion for NASA, down from $24.8 billion last year. NASA ...

In a perfect and parsimonious world, a single two-stage spacecraft would land on Mars, scoop up soil samples ... built by the ESA, that would bring the tubes home. Not only did that break the ...