World news about “Mars” published by euronews.
Mars 500, simulated mission accomplished After 520 days of total isolation in a mock spaceship, the Mars 500 crew were reunited with their loved ones in the outside world. In this edition of Space… 17/11/2011
Mock Mars mission ‘lands’ on red planet After eight months inside a cramped steel capsule, astronauts from the Mars 500 project have ‘touched down’ in a virtual landing on the red planet. The… 16/02/2011
Mars or Moscow? A manned space flight to Mars would mean the crew being isolated from Earth for an unprecedented 18 months. To understand the true nature of this challenge, a… 10/06/2010
Life on Mars probe launchedA rocket has blasted-off from Cape Canaveral in Florida carrying a new space probe on a nine-month journey to Mars. ‘Curiosity’, as it has been nicknamed… 27/11/2011
Life on MarsSpace agency NASA is launching a nuclear-powered probe on a nine-month journey to Mars in a bid to learn if there is or ever was life on the planet. The… 26/11/2011
Curiosity robot headed for MarsNASA scientists claim the search for life on Mars will take a step forward with the launch of its newest rover on Saturday. The vehicle named “Curiosity” is… 23/11/2011
Number of the Week: 520520 – That is the number of days that seven volunteers spent enclosed in a space capsule in Russia in preparation for the Mars 500 mission. For nearly a year… 04/11/2011
Liquid water found on MarsNASA scientists believe they may have found evidence of water flowing on Mars. If so, it increases the chance that there could be life in some form on the… 05/08/2011
Mars mission “takes off” in MoscowIt may not be the real thing, but they want it to seem as realistic as possible. In Moscow, six people have made their farewells before embarking on a… 03/06/2010
Obama strives for manned mission to MarsUS president Barack Obama has said sending astronauts beyond the moon and into deep space should be possible by 2025. Obama said the revamped space policy… 16/04/2010
Why Mars?Thousands of years ago, Mars and Earth probably presented similar primative environments so if life existed on earth, then we can legitimately consider the… 01/10/2009
One hundred days of solitudeSix volunteers spent 105 days in an isolation module as part of an international experiment in preparation for a manned space mission to Mars. Under… 17/09/2009
Getting ready for a mission to MarsThe dream of landing in one of the most inhospitable landscapes in the Solar System could, in just a few years, become a reality. Space crews have long been… 31/03/2009
A taste of how hard it will be putting life on MarsIt is a claustrophobe’s worst nightmare. Locked in a giant tin-can for months on end, isolated from the outside world. In Moscow, scientists are trying to… 19/03/2009
