exomars
Latest about exomars

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.

ExoMars: Europe's astrobiology missions to Mars
By Keith Cooper last updated
Reference Explore the European Space Agency's ExoMars mission in more detail, from the Gas Trace Orbiter to the Rosalind Franklin Martian rover.

The best spaceflight stories of 2022 brought us across the solar system
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft made an epic flight to the moon, Russia invaded Ukraine and SpaceX set a few records.

Europe's record-breaking space budget to save beleaguered ExoMars rover
By Tereza Pultarova published
European Space Agency member states approved a record-breaking nearly 17 billion Euro budget that will help cover the cost of rebuilding the landing platform of the beleaguered ExoMars rover.
Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!