Europe’s Trace Gas Orbiter sends its first color picture of Mars – and it’s spectacular The first color image to come from a camera aboard the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter in its Mars-mapping orbit shows… Read More
NASA’s Mars orbiter spots the blackened remains of Europe’s lost Schiaparelli lander NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has caught sight of the blackened spot where a European lander apparently hit the Martian surface,… Read More
What went wrong with Europe’s Mars lander? Signs point to parachute The European Space Agency’s Schiaparelli lander apparently crashed after its parachute was ejected too early and its thrusters switched off too soon,… Read More
European Space Agency hails orbiter’s arrival at Mars but loses track of lander For the first time in 13 years, the European Space Agency has put a spacecraft in orbit around Mars –… Read More
