What happened to the Schiaparelli lander?
On Wednesday 19th October the world watched with bated breath as the European Space Agency’s Schiaparelli (pronounced skap-a-RELL-ee) lander left its…
Tag: Mars
Scientists emerge from year-long Mars simulation
For the last year a group of scientists have been living in a simulation designed to mimic the conditions astronauts…
NASA: there is water on Mars
Until 3 billion years ago, Mars was a wet planet much like our own. It had land, an extensive atmosphere…
What would happen if the people going to Mars have a baby?
This question was asked by Charlotte from West Sussex, UK. It seems likely that in the next decade or two…