WATCH A new craft land on Mars today

Mars is about to double its robotic population today with the arrival of a new craft.

Wed, 19 Oct, 2016 - 01:00

The ExoMars mission is just getting ready to touch down after a seven month journey to the red planet. It's made up of two parts - the Trace Gas Orbiter (which will be... orbitting) and the Schiaparelli lander (which will be... landing).

Both of these operations are set to take place on Wednesday the 19th of October, and you can watch them live from around 4.30pm GMT right here.

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