mars
UK to build new instrument to aid search for life on Mars
UK Space Agency will provide an additional £10.7 million to replace a Russian-made instrument on the Rosalind Franklin rover.
How sweet . . . Mars owner buys Hotel Chocolat for £534m in confectionery tie-up
The luxury chocolatier said it hopes the deal will help it grow overseas.
Researchers reveal source of largest ever Mars quake
The event caused vibrations to reverberate through the planet for at least six hours.
World ‘can’t wait’ for stronger economic climate to take net-zero action – Mars
The US snack and pet food giant said decarbonisation plans should be as central to a company as its financials.
Still time to save coral reefs, says British Paralympian swimmer
A restoration project in south-east Asia is restoring a reef that had previously bleached and died.
Scottish island gives scientists ‘head start’ for examining rocks from Mars
As part of their preparations, samples from around the world – including on Rum – that are similar to those from the red planet are being collected.
Perseverance rover discovers diverse organic matter in a crater on Mars
Researchers have suggested a number of different explanations for the origins of organic matter on the red planet.
Mars livestream by ESA spacecraft interrupted by rain on Earth
It took nearly 17 minutes for each picture to reach Earth, nearly 200 million miles away.
Academics prepare for mission to Mars in bid to prove water theory
The team from the University of Aberdeen have developed a device to monitor whether water forms on the planet’s surface.