[ESA] New evidence from gas seeping above volcanic rifts suggests Mars is not geologically dead deep inside, but merely sleeping.
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Posted inExoplanets, -moons, -comets
Cheops Guest Observers Opportunity: JWST/HST Fast Track Proposals
[STSCI]. ESA’s Characterising Exoplanet Satellite (CHEOPS) has helped revolutionize our understanding of exoplanet science during its first six years of successful science operations by precisely measuring planet sizes and revealing […]
Posted inComets and Asteroids
Uncertainty Estimation of Incoming Comet Trajectories with a Thermophysical Non-gravitational Force Model for Comet Interceptor Encounter Planning
[astro-ph.EP] The European Space Agency Comet Interceptor mission is designed to fly-by an as-yet undetermined incoming long-period or dynamically-new comet, which will require an accurate prediction of its trajectory.
Posted inRobotics/Rovers/UAVs
Rosalind Franklin Rover Stand-In Tackles A Tilted Descent
[ESA]. A full-size model of the rover tackled slopes, boulders and Mars-like gravity as it stepped onto a simulated martian terrain during a two-month test campaign on Earth.
Posted inMars
A Proposal To Make Mars Sample Return A Collaborative NASA, ESA, And CNSA Effort
[Astrobiology (Journal) via PubMed] Humanity’s self-awareness drives the quest to understand the origins of life. Although Earth history has erased much of our planet’s early biological evidence, Mars preserves ancient […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes
Call For White Papers On Multi-Cycle Treasury Concepts With JWST
[ESA Hubble] STScI has issued a call for White Papers for compelling scientific ideas for Multi-Cycle Treasury (MCT) programmes that require large allocations of JWST time to complete.
Posted inMars
European Rover Trains For Mars In The Desert
[ESA] The exercise was an important rehearsal for what the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover might encounter when it lands on the Red Planet in 2030. It brought together a rover […]
EAI seminar: “Searching for Signs of Life with ExoMars Rosalind Franklin” with Jorge Vago
BY JORGE VAGO, ESA – European Space Agency Tuesday, 13 October 2026 Finding signs of life elsewhere would constitute one of the most important scientific discoveries of our time. From […]
Posted inEuropa
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer Astrobiology Droid Completes Earth Flyby
[ESA] The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) skimmed the very outer edge of Earth’s atmosphere on 28 September, using the gravity of our home planet to alter […]
Posted inAnalog Studies
Offworld Expedition Training: Astronauts Explore An Ancient Earth Volcano
[ESA]. From its rim, remnants of recent eruptions lie open for this crew of astronauts learning geology for planetary exploration. Participants of PANGAEA’s 10th edition are ESA astronaut Pablo Álvarez Fernández, […]