Of the three probes to reach Mars this month, only two will land. But they will add to our growing knowledge of the red planet, and the search for evidence of life Three new spacecraft are due to ...

Beijing's new Mars probe has arrived at a launch centre in southern China, and is being prepared to be sent to the red planet, state media reported. The space mission Tianwen-1, which means "heavenly ...

Planetary scientists are revisiting the long-debated idea of a subglacial lake beneath Mars' south polar ice cap. The 2018 ...

China's space program will launch a Mars mission in July, according to its current plans. This will include deploying an orbital probe to study the red planet, and a robotic, remotely-controlled rover ...

The European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter captured this view of Mars’ south polar ice cap Feb. 25, 2015. Three years ...

NASA’s Mars InSight probe has landed at what appears to be a beautifully boring location – a fortunate outcome that should expedite the mission’s primary aim of exploring the planet’s interior with ...

A Canadian scientist is part of the select team that will begin work on the Mars probe Author of the article: You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.

A spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates swung into orbit around Mars on Tuesday in a triumph for the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission. Ground controllers at the UAE’s space centre in Dubai ...

NASA scientists are beginning to lose hope of re-establishing contact with their oldest Mars space probe, missing since Nov. 2. "We may have lost contact with a dear old friend and teacher," Michael ...

Spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates, China and, soon, the U.S., are the latest probes to orbit the Red Planet. But others remain on the surface or in orbit. (CBC) The Red Planet could welcome a ...

1:29 The Ring Lord reaches new heights with NASA’s InSight probe landing on Mars It’s quite amazing that humans have created a spacecraft able to withstand a 548 million kilometre journey, and land it ...