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Mars orbiter hears the siren song of a salty Red Planet 'mermaid'
By Victoria Corless published
The European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spied a salt deposit on Mars that likely indicates water once flowed there, in a region known as the "Sea of the Sirens."

NASA, ESA join forces on life-hunting ExoMars rover
By Leonard David published
NASA and ESA have signed an agreement to team up on the ExoMars rover mission, which aims to launch a life-hunting robot toward the Red Planet in 2028.

Mars exploration, new rockets and more: Interview with ESA chief Josef Aschbacher
By Leonard David published
Space.com caught up with ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher recently to talk about Europe's space plans and priorities going forward.

Mars probe sees Red Planet atmosphere glowing green at night
By Stefanie Waldek published
Using ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, scientists have observed nightglow in Mars' atmosphere, a phenomenon where the night sky glows green, almost like an aurora.

How ordinary spacecraft sensors could improve our understanding of space weather
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
"It's why we never throw anything away – you don't know what secrets are being stored in the data beamed down from space."

Europe will issue new ExoMars lander contract in a few months for beleaguered Mars rover (exclusive)
By Elizabeth Howell published
The European Space Agency's director general, Josef Aschbacher, says the member states are moving ahead with a lander design contract to bring a life-seeking rover to Mars.

'Alien' signal beamed to Earth from Mars in SETI test
By Mike Wall published
A European Mars orbiter beamed a coded message to Earth today (May 24), kicking off a weeks-long project designed to help us prep for a real signal from E.T.

How would we decode a message from ET? New project will give us a trial run
By Mike Wall published
A new project called 'A Sign in Space' will give scientists and laypeople around the world practice at decoding a message from intelligent aliens.
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