ExoMars 2020 Is a Go!ExoMars 2020 Is a Go!
<p></p> <p>The first ExoMars mission arrived at the Red Planet in October and now the second mission has been confirmed to complete its construction for a 2020 launch. </p> <p>ESA and Thales
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Searching for Life on Mars With ExoMarsSearching for Life on Mars With ExoMars
<p>The ExoMars spacecraft is almost complete. A joint mission between ESA and Roscosmos, it begins with the launch of the ExoMars orbiter in 2016 and carries an aerodynamically designed capsule
British Planetary Scientist Professor Colin Pillinger DiesBritish Planetary Scientist Professor Colin Pillinger Dies
<p style="text-align:center"></p> <p>British planetary scientist Professor Colin Pillinger, a former ESA principal investigator, died on May 7th. He suffered a brain haemorrhage at his home in Cambridge and died in hospital.</p> <p>Pillinger,
A Real Find – Carl Sagan’s 1977 Royal Institution Christmas LecturesA Real Find – Carl Sagan’s 1977 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
<p>I remember being glued to the TV just after Christmas in 1977 as Carl Sagan delivered that years’s Royal Institution Christmas Lectures. This was in the days before Video Cassette
Evidence of Water in Meteorite Revives Debate Over Life on MarsEvidence of Water in Meteorite Revives Debate Over Life on Mars
<p style="text-align:center"></p> <p>A team of scientists at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., has found evidence of past water movement throughout a Martian
Curiosity Rover Aids Plans for Future Robotic and Human Mars MissionsCuriosity Rover Aids Plans for Future Robotic and Human Mars Missions
<p style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/jpl/msl/mars-rover-curiosity-pia17603.html" target="_blank"></a></p> <p>NASA’s Curiosity rover is providing vital insight about Mars’ past and current environments that will aid plans for future robotic and human missions.</p> <p>In a little more than
The Search for Life on MarsThe Search for Life on Mars
<p>In this 6th session of the internet-based live lectures between Universities and Institutes, Dr Jorge Vago (ESA) discusses missions to Mars and in particular the European mission ExoMars. </p> <p></p> <p>ExoMars’s scientific
NASA Curiosity Rover Nears Daring Landing on MarsNASA Curiosity Rover Nears Daring Landing on Mars
<p>NASA’s most advanced planetary rover is on a precise course for an early August landing beside a Martian mountain to begin two years of unprecedented scientific detective work. However, getting
Mars Meteorites Show Strong Evidence of Reduced Carbon, a Key Ingredient for the Building Blocks of LifeMars Meteorites Show Strong Evidence of Reduced Carbon, a Key Ingredient for the Building Blocks of Life
<p>NASA-funded research on Mars meteorites that landed on Earth shows strong evidence that very large molecules containing carbon, which is a key ingredient for the building blocks of life, can
Mars’ Pit Chains – a Possible Place for Life?Mars’ Pit Chains – a Possible Place for Life?
<p>The latest images released from ESA’s Mars Express reveal a series of ‘pit-chains’ on the flanks of one of the largest volcanoes in the Solar System. Depending on their origin,