Is There Life On Mars? This Rover Wants To Find Out

Is There Life On Mars? This Rover Wants To Find Out

The two-part ExoMars mission and amp;mdash;which sent an orbiter and a demonstrator lander into space in 2016 and amp;mdash;is a collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA), Roscosmos, the UK Space Agency, and aerospace companies including Airbus and Thales Alenia Space. The second part of the mission will deliver ESA and amp;rsquo;s ExoMars rover and a Russian surface platform to the surface of Mars, to find evidence of past and present life. Newsweek visited the Airbus facility in Stevenage, U.K., to learn more about the rover ahead of its planned launch in 2020. May 19, 2018
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NASA sending a robot helicopter to Mars in 2020

The Mars Helicopter will be the size of a football and weigh about 1.8 kg. Its twin blade setup will spin ten times faster than Earth choppers and if it does manage to fly, it will take 90-second-long trips over the course of a month. May 13, 2018
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Asteroid spotted past Neptune and no one knows how it got there

There is an asteroid near Neptune which should not be there. Most space rocks float in a belt between Mars and Jupiter, and this is one of the first asteroids that has actually traveled across three gas giants and settled in the far outer reaches of the Solar System. May 10, 2018
NASA Insight Mission Launches

NASA Insight Mission Launches

NASAs next mission to Mars has launched into space for a 6 month journey where it will take the planets vital signs and help us understand how rocky planets formed. May 5, 2018