With today’s rocket technology, it would take an astronaut up to nine months to reach Mars

The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter will circle the planet and measure minute levels of atmospheric gases.

The only planet inhabited entirely by robots is revealing interesting facts as little rovers trundle across the surface of the Red Planet.

Florence Porcel, a Frenchwoman living in Paris, would give anything to live on Mars, saying she has always felt "a bit cramped on Earth".

From a small, slinky satellite, the Cradle’s fossil riches and charting how Mars has changed, we bring the latest science news.

Following the Soviet Union, US and Europe in having a successful visit to Mars, India is gearing up to launch its first journey to the planet.