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On 30 September 2026 at 13:43 CET, Mars began its 38th year, marking the start of a new orbit around the Sun. The martian year convention started in 1955, with the first year coinciding with the great dust storm of 1956. One martian year equals 687 Earth days, and Mars experiences seasons similar to Earth but with unequal lengths due to its more elliptical orbit, with dust storms often occurring in the second half of the martian year.
The European Space Agency's Programme Board for Earth Observation has selected three mission ...
The European Space Agency, the European Commission, and Italy's Museo Galileo have partnered to ...
The European Space Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Ramses spacecraft has been ...
ESA's Hera spacecraft is due to reach the asteroid pair Dimorphos and Didymos in November 2026, ...
The European Space Agency and Indian Space Research Organisation signed an exchange of letters on ...