The first phase of the ExoMars mission is scheduled to launch Monday atop a Russian Proton-M rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 5:31 a.m. EDT. You can watch the liftoff live here at Space.com, courtesy of the European Space Agency.
From its vantage point a million miles from Earth, the DSCOVR satellite captured spectacular images of Tuesday's (March 11) total solar eclipse; the photos have been combined into a gorgeous video, which you can see here.
The ExoMars mission launching Monday (March 14) will pack an orbiter as well as an ambitious Mars lander prototype that will make the challenging descent to a controlled landing on the Martian surface.
See the best photos on Space.com this week including amazing images from the Hubble telescope, spacecraft and night sky photographers.
The European Space Agency’s ExoMars orbiter and lander are set to launch early Monday (March 14) morning from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, packed with scientific payloads to search for Martian life.
See pictures and conceptual art of the European Space Agency's two planned ExoMars missions to Mars.
A gorgeous total solar eclipse, a Mars lander's second chance and the secrets of Mercury's crust star in Space.com's best stories of the week.
