The European Space Agency (ESA) has reached a significant milestone in its ambitious ExoMars mission. The parachute system, ...

"We are happy to confirm that we have a parachute design that can work on Mars — an ambitious system with the largest parachute ever to be flown outside Earth" ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) recently tested a parachute system designed to safely deliver the 310-kg Rosalind Franklin ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has already captured the world’s attention with its high-definition video of parachute deployment ...

The most complex parachute system to ever deploy on Mars has successfully slowed down an ExoMars mock-up landing platform for a safe touchdown on Earth. A stratospheric helium balloon lifted a dummy ...

There are two main parachutes: a first stage that is 15m wide, and a variant of the parachute used for the successful ESA ...

The capsule entered a free fall, accelerating to near-supersonic speeds before triggering a two-stage parachute deployment identical to what will be used on Mars.

The largest piece of Mars on Earth is now the most valuable meteorite ever sold at auction after it achieved $5.3 million in the Natural History sale during Sotheby's Geek Week. #AuctionUpdate The ...

Geologist Steve Squyres risked his career and millions of dollars to get the Spirit and Opportunity rovers on Mars.

Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth? A discovery made by a NASA rover has offered a clue for this mystery, new research ...

NASA's Curiosity rover explored Mars' Gale Crater, finding "boxwork" patterns and evidence of ancient waterways, providing clues about the red planet's watery past.