01 March 2019
New evidence of a planet-wide groundwater system on Mars
... that has been so fruitful at the Red Planet, Mars Express, is now instrumental in helping future missions such as ExoMars explore the planet in a different way,” added Titov. “It’s a great example of missions working together with great success...
21 May 2021
New study suggests organic salts are likely present on Mars
... and colleagues suggest that until the European Space Agency’s forthcoming ExoMars rover lands on there Red Planet, CheMin is the best ...organic matter could be better preserved,” Lewis says. The ExoMars rover is equipped to drill down to 2 meters, ...
26 November 2018
Success for InSight as it performs a flawless landing on Mars
... of eyes and ears around the globe, including ESA’s deep-space ground tracking stations and its ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO). However a few others had prime viewing positions in which to watch and monitor...
15 June 2020
Green dayglow detected at Mars for the first time
.... Until now. Using the ultraviolet and visible spectrometer (UVIS) instrument on board the European Space Agency’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), a team of European astronomers have now spotted this elusive green line dayglow...
09 March 2020
Organic molecules found on Mars could be consistent with early life, says study
A recent analysis of an intriguing group of organic compounds found by the Curiosity rover in dried-up mud in the Gale Crater, could be consistent with the presence of early life on Mars, says astrobiologist Dirk Schulze‑Makuch at Washington State ...
09 March 2016
Components of ExoMars 2016 come together in preparation of launch next week
... that will carry the spacecraft on its mission to Mars. ExoMars 2016 is one part of ESA’s robotic mission to hunt ...life on the Red Planet. Two missions are expected within the ExoMars programme; one consisting of an Orbiter plus an Entry, Descent and...
