Science's Breakthrough of the Year: Salty, acidic soup could have supported life on Mars
...ults from the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter point to water-weathered rocks elsewhere on Mars. The next generation of robotic Mars explorers may attempt to bring back rock, dirt or dust samples, including hematite "blueberries" capable of preserving minute details of organisms that may have li...ESA's Huygens begins its final journey into the unknown
... probe was successfully released by NASA's Cassini orbiter early this morning and is now on a controlled coll... third orbit around the ringed planet, the Cassini orbiter performed a manoeuvre to enter a controlled collision trajectory towards Titan. As planned, a fine t...Next phase reached in definition of Mars Sample Return mission
...aunched in two parts. The first consists of a Mars orbiter and an Earth return capsule, while the second carr...ion design. This includes the option of having the orbiter 'capture' the sample container in Mars orbit, or having the ascent vehicle perform a docking manoeuv...