NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet.

A UK space firm has replaced a Russian corporation in a European project to search for signs of life on Mars. Airbus in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, will work on the ExoMars lander which will place the ...

A UK aerospace company is set to make history by landing Europe's first rover on Mars, following a contract win worth £150 ...

Airbus UK has been awarded £150m to complete the touchdown system for the Rosalind Franklin rover, the first European made ...

Airbus Defence and Space has been chosen by the European Space Agency (ESA) and mission prime industrial contractor Thales ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Airbus the contract to design and construct the landing platform for the ExoMars ...

Polar orbits are favoured for their ability to map the entire Earth’s surface over time, making them critical for weather ...

The aim of the mission is to gather valuable research to support future long-duration space travel, particularly missions to ...

Curiosity found large organic molecules in a 2013 Mars rock sample. These fragments suggest Mars had the right chemistry for ...

Elon Musk's ambitious Mars mission faces technical, logistical, and political challenges, raising doubts about its ...

The billionaire is in position to speed up plans for a voyage to the planet, with a potentially huge impact on SpaceX.

The first orbital rocket launched from Europe crashed less than a minute after it was launched Sunday, but operators still considered the mission a success.