Europe's long-delayed ExoMars rover mission to the Red Planet just got a boost for its projected launch in 2028. NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) inked a memorandum of understanding on ...

Astrobiology often conjures images of alien-laden exoplanets circling some far-flung star. But much of the European Astrobiology Institute’s recent biennial meeting in the Canary Islands was devoted ...

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The European Space Agency has picked Airbus to build the landing platform for the life-hunting ExoMars rover Rosalind Franklin, which is scheduled to launch in 2028.

Russia won't be providing ESA with a lander for its Mars rover, so the space agency wants to build one itself and acquire the needed funds to make it happen. Reading time 3 minutes The ExoMars rover ...

Navigation software destined for the ExoMars 2020 mission to the Red Planet has passed a rover-based driving test at ESA’s ‘Mars Yard’. ESA’s ExoMars rover will drive to multiple locations and drill ...

With former partner Russia out of the picture, the European Space Agency (ESA)-led ExoMars rover mission is firming up its partnership with NASA. The mission is designed to drill into the planet’s ...

It might be easy to forget that the European Space Agency is perfectly capable of operating in space on its own when they aren't helping NASA get to the Moon. In fact, they have the self-agency to ...

Space missions get scuppered for all kinds of reasons, from engineering problems to budget issues. But the ExoMars mission, Europe and Russia’s joint plan to send a rover to Mars, faced a complicated ...

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NASA is stepping in for ExoMars' former partner, the Russian space agency Roscosmos. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Europe's ...