At the Rim of a Martian Crater
This image features the southeast wall of a small crater located a few hundred kilometers to the north of the giant Hellas impact basin on…
ExoMars News
A New Chemistry: ExoMars Orbiter Discovers New Gas and Traces Water Loss on Mars
Sea salt embedded in the dusty surface of Mars and lofted into the planet’s atmosphere has led to the discovery of hydrogen chloride – the…
Solis Dorsum, Mars – ExoMars Orbiter’s 20,000th Image
The CaSSIS camera onboard the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has captured its 20,000th image of Mars! The image, taken on December 13, 2020, features Solis…
Frosty Scenes in Martian Summer Captured by ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter
The CaSSIS camera onboard the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter captured remnant frost deposits in a region near Sisyphi Tholus, in the high southern latitudes of…
ExoMy: 3D Print, Assemble, and Program Your Own Mars Rover
Europe’s Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover has a younger ’sibling’ – ExoMy. The blueprints and software for this mini-version of the full-size Mars explorer are available…
ExoMars 2022: The Way Forward to Mars
The path that ExoMars 2022 will follow to reach the Red Planet is set. The trajectory that will take the spacecraft from Earth to Mars…
Incredible New Images From ExoMars Orbiter Captures Spring in Martian Craters
A new set of images captured this spring by the Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS) on the ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter shows…
Ancient River Systems on Mars Seen in Unprecedented Detail
A satellite has revealed ancient Martian rivers in more detail than ever before. Researchers have spent decades looking for evidence of ancient water on Mars….
“Puzzling and Surprising” New Gas Signatures Discovered by ExoMars Orbiter in the Martian Atmosphere
ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has spotted new gas signatures at Mars. These unlock new secrets about the Martian atmosphere, and will enable a more…
From Earth to Mars: Rosalind Franklin’s Century of Science
If Rosalind Franklin had had a birthday wish, she probably never would have dreamed of having her name roving on Mars. As the world celebrates…
ExoMars Robotic Explorer: Mars Exploration Revival
As Mars exploration prepares for a rebirth, a European rover tunes up its gear for the challenges ahead. Yesterday, July 23, 2020, the European Space…
In Search for Life on Mars, NASA Takes First Step to Allow Computers to Decide What to Tell Us
NASA has stepped closer to allowing remote onboard computers to direct the search for life on other planets. Scientists from the NASA Goddard Space Flight…
Unique Green Glow Spotted on Mars – First Time Around a Planet Other Than Earth
ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has detected glowing green oxygen in Mars’ atmosphere – the first time that this emission has been seen around a…
Rigorous Sterilization for Planetary Protection
Carefully wrapped inside this donut-shaped bag is a 35-m (115-ft) diameter parachute that will endure a frenzied six-minute dive into the Martian atmosphere. This qualification…
ExoMars Rover Launch Postponed Until 2022 Due to Coronavirus and Additional Testing
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Roscosmos Space Corporation have decided to postpone the launch of the second ExoMars mission to study the Red…
Chemistry Lab on ExoMars Rover Will Seek Evidence of Life on Mars
An international team of scientists has created a tiny chemistry lab for a rover that will drill beneath the Martian surface looking for signs of…
ESA and Russian Space Mission Steps Up the Search for Life on Mars
In 2013, the European Space Agency and Roscosmos — the Russian governmental body responsible for space research — agreed to cooperate on ExoMars, the first…
First Images from ExoMars Mission
The above image is one of the first image pairs taken by the ExoMars high-resolution CaSSIS camera. ExoMars was launched on a Proton-M rocket from…