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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will fly by Mars 1 month from now — and Europe's Red Planet orbiters will be ready

By Andrew Jones published

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will zoom past Mars in October 2025, and ESA's Mars orbiters will attempt to image and analyze the object during the encounter.

Comets
The ExoMars landing assembly is being tested while waiting for a new landing platform to be ready.

Europe tests largest-ever Mars parachute in the stratosphere above the Arctic (video)

By Tereza Pultarova published

A giant parachute built for the beleaguered European ExoMars mission has aced a drop test in the Arctic stratosphere.

Mars
a four-wheeled rover on a reddish dusty surface

NASA budget cuts threaten Europe's already troubled flagship Mars rover

By Tereza Pultarova published

NASA was to supply some critical technologies for the mission, which Europe may not be able to readily replace.

Launches & Spacecraft
Artist's illustration of the landing of the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin mission on Mars.

Europe's life-hunting ExoMars rover gets new landing platform to replace canceled Russian craft

By Mike Wall published

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.

Mars Rovers
tiny six-wheel rovers roll around on an orange mat on a concrete floor. A woman in the foreground on the right kneels next to one, her hand reaching toward it. In the background another woman stands holding a rover, while others look on or sit at computer monitors.

Adorable 3D-printed rovers learn to find blue ball in Mars-like environment

By Samantha Mathewson published

University students tested 3D-printed rovers designed to emulate Europe's Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover that is slated to launch to the Martian surface by 2028.

Mars Rovers
white dots arranged in geometric shapes on a black background

'Alien signal' sent from Mars decoded by father-daughter team

By Brett Tingley published

A signal beamed at Earth from Mars in 2023 has finally been decoded by a father and daughter team in the United States.

Search for Life
a four-wheeled rover drives in red dirt on a construction site

Europe's Mars 'fetch rover' nails sample pick-up test in the field (video)

By Tereza Pultarova published

Europe's Mars Sample Fetch Rover showcased its sample-picking skills in field tests for the first time this month.

Mars Rovers
a purple streak across a rusty red landscape pockmarked with craters

Mars orbiter hears the siren song of a salty Red Planet 'mermaid'

By Victoria Corless published

The European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spied a salt deposit on Mars that likely indicates water once flowed there, in a region known as the "Sea of the Sirens."

Mars
illustration of a long-necked, six-wheeled rover on the surface of mars

NASA, ESA join forces on life-hunting ExoMars rover

By Leonard David published

NASA and ESA have signed an agreement to team up on the ExoMars rover mission, which aims to launch a life-hunting robot toward the Red Planet in 2028.

Mars
illustration of a white rocket in space with earth in the background

Mars exploration, new rockets and more: Interview with ESA chief Josef Aschbacher

By Leonard David published

Space.com caught up with ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher recently to talk about Europe's space plans and priorities going forward.

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