First British-built rover to land on the red planet in 2030
It's been announced that a space rover built in the UK will be the first ever European space rover to land on Mars. Made by ...
UCF provost Trump taps for NASA CFO is keen on Mars, wary of China
A UCF faculty member President Trump nominated for NASA’s chief financial officer sees the moon as a stepping stone to Mars but warns the U.S. needs to fix its space game if it’s going ...
Curiosity rover makes ‘arguably the most exciting organic detection to date on Mars’
The Curiosity rover detected the largest organic molecules to date on Mars, which may be fragments of fatty acids, or some of the chemical building blocks of life.
Branson rocket failure made Britain look bad – but we will change that, says Science Secretary
When Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit rocket failed on its maiden launch from Cornwall in 2023, it brought Britain’s space ...
UK to land Europe’s first rover on Mars
Airbus UK has secured a £150m contract to engineer the landing platform for Europe’s first Mars rover. The Rosalind Franklin ...