'Life on Mars' lander aims for risky touch down on red planet
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 - 17:31
in Astronomy & Space
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The search for life on Mars may take a giant leap on Wednesday when a space lander is due to touch down on the red planet in Europe's first attempt to land a craft there since the Beagle 2's "heroic failure" more than a decade ago.