LONDON (AP) — Colin Pillinger, an ebullient space scientist who captured the popular imagination with his failed attempt to land a British probe on Mars, has died. He was 70. Pillinger’s family said ...

LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - The British space scientist Colin Pillinger, best known for his failed attempt in 2003 to put a spacecraft called Beagle 2 on Mars, has died at the age of 70, fellow ...

Beagle 2, the British space probe which disappeared as it descended toward Mars, may have been spotted on the surface of the Red Planet, scientists said Monday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free ...

EXCLUSIVE: UK writer-director-actor Mackenzie Crook will make his feature directorial debut, Mars Express (working title), ...

Report cites lack of funding, poor management of project and lack of time to carry out tasks as keys to failure The lead scientist on the failed UK Beagle 2 Mars lander project, Professor Colin ...