UK scientists were forced to revise their plans to track down the missing Beagle 2 today – just as America celebrated the Nasa probe’s successful landing on Mars.

BEAGLE 2 may be stranded within a crater scientists have just discovered in the middle of its landing site on Mars, it was revealed yesterday.

A GIANT radio telescope in California was continuing to hunt for a signal from Britain’s Beagle 2 Mars probe yesterday after the telescope at Jodrell Bank failed for the third time to make contact.

A leading member of the Beagle 2 team admitted today after the failure of more attempts to find Britain’s lost Mars probe: “It’s not good news.”

A leading member of the Beagle 2 team admitted today after the failure of more attempts to find Britain’s lost Mars probe: “It’s not good news.”

The latest attempt to detect a signal from Britain’s Mars probe Beagle 2 has failed, scientists said today.

BEAGLE 2’s chief scientist said last night he was not giving up on finding the missing British Mars probe.

The fate of Britain’s Beagle 2 probe looked uncertain today after scientists failed to receive its call sign from the surface of Mars.

IF ALL goes to plan, the Beagle 2 spacecraft will touchdown on Mars sometime on Christmas morning.

Beagle 2 was heading for an historic landing on Mars today after successfully separating from its mother ship.

A British probe that could provide the first proof of life on another planet was on its way to Mars tonight.

ARTIST Damien Hirst yesterday unveiled a new artwork set to be exhibited on Mars.