ExoMars is an astrobiology programme of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian space agency (Roscosmos).
Artist's illustration of ExoMars's Trace Gas Orbiter (left), Schiaparelli lander (middle), and rover (right)
Concept of MAX-C rover
ExoMars rover at exhibit in Gasometer Oberhausen, Germany (2009)
ExoMars rover at MAKS-2021
Astrobiology is a scientific field within the life and environmental sciences that studies the origins, early evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe by investigating its deterministic conditions and contingent events. As a discipline, astrobiology is founded on the premise that life may exist beyond Earth.
The interior of Europa
Asteroid(s) may have transported life to Earth.
Artist's impression of the extrasolar planet OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb orbiting its star 20,000 light-years from Earth; this planet was discovered with gravitational microlensing.
The NASA Kepler mission, launched in March 2009, searches for extrasolar planets.