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A test image captured by the ExoMars rover's panoramic camera.

Europe's Mars Rover Rosalind Franklin Begins Big Tests for Red Planet

By Elizabeth Howell published

Europe hopes a robot called Rosalind Franklin will become its first rover on Mars, but the spacecraft has some big tests to pass before it launches next year.

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The ExoMars 2020 parachute deployment sequence.

Europe and Russia Have ExoMars Parachute Problems. It Could Threaten the 2020 Mars Launch

By Leonard David published

The mission, which is scheduled to launch in July 2020, has suffered failures in two recent parachute tests.

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Artist's illustration of NASA's 2020 Mars rover on the Red Planet.

4 Mars Missions Are One Year Away from Launching to the Red Planet in July 2020

By Mike Wall published

The next launch window for Mars missions opens next summer, and four big-ticket missions aim to take full advantage.

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The 35-meter main parachute for the ExoMars 2020 lander in an earlier test. In a high-altitude test in May, two large parachutes suffered tears after deployment.

European Mars Lander Suffers Parachute Damage in Test

By Jeff Foust published

The craft is scheduled to launch next summer.

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NASA will hold a naming competition for its 2020 Mars rover this fall.

You Can Help Judge the Mars 2020 Rover-Naming Contest

By Mike Wall published

You can help name NASA's next Mars rover, even if you're not a kid.

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A model of the ExoMars rover, dubbed Rosalind Franklin, at the European Space Agency's new rover operations control center in Turin, Italy.

Here's How Europe's Rosalind Franklin Rover Will Phone Home From Mars

By Elizabeth Howell published

Europe's future Mars rover has a place to call home while en route to Red Planet discoveries. The European Space Agency opened its new rover operations control center May 30 in Turin, Italy.

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The ExoMars mission's Trace Gas Orbiter analyzed the Martian atmosphere, finding a surprising lack of traces of methane.

What's Eating Mars' Methane? ExoMars Results Deepen Mystery

By Megan Gannon published

The first findings from the ExoMars orbiter show no signs of methane in Mars' atmosphere.

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Artist's illustration of Europe's ExoMars rover "Rosalind Franklin" (foreground) and Russia's stationary surface science platform “Kazachok” (background) on the surface of Mars.

Meet 'Kazachok': Landing Platform for ExoMars Rover Gets a Name

By Mike Wall published

The Russian-built landing platform for the ExoMars rover now has a name: 'Kazachok.'

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A feature on Mars that looks like a very hairy spider was likely caused by the convergence of hundreds or even thousands of tornadoes.

Space Orbiter Spots 'Hairy Blue Spider' on Mars

By Mindy Weisberger published

Bowie was right; there really is a "spider" from Mars.

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A photo captured by the European Space Agency's ExoMars orbiter shows NASA's InSight lander and the equipment that helped it to reach the surface safely.

See NASA's InSight Lander On Mars from Space in This Satellite View!

By Meghan Bartels published

To mark the three-year anniversary of the Trace Gas Orbiter's arrival at Mars, the European Space Agency has released a stunning image the craft captured of NASA's InSight lander earlier this month.

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