ExoMars Orbiter and Rover - The Latest Mars Mission News

The unfortunate transition of Schiaparelli lander into "Schiaparelli Crater" may have a silver lining.

The ExoMars 2016 mission gets a solid "A" thus far despite the failure of its Schiaparelli lander to touch down softly on the Red Planet as planned, European Space Agency (ESA) officials said.

Europe's ExoMars lander apparently crashed on the Red Planet, and an orbiting NASA spacecraft has spotted its grave, European Space Agency (ESA) officials said.

The ExoMars 2016 mission is in business despite the apparent failure of its lander to touch down softly on the Red Planet Wednesday (Oct. 19), European Space Agency (ESA) officials stressed.

The European Space Agency lost contact with its ExoMars Schiaparelli lander less than a minute before it was supposed to land on Mars, scientists say.

Call it the Schiaparelli sky show – and if you happen to be NASA's Opportunity Mars rover, it's coming to a sky near you.