LONDON — There is fresh hope that a probe missing for 11 years may have been found on the Red Planet.
The UK Space Agency sparked optimism after scheduling a press conference to give an update about the craft for Friday, Jan. 16
Beagle 2 was due to land on Mars on Dec. 25 2003, however after it was ejected from the Mars Express orbiter on Dec. 19 it wasn't heard from again and for all these years it has been presumed lost.
The mission was led by the late Professor Colin Pillinger, who was an expert in interplanetary science at The Open University Read more...
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