No signal detected from Mars probe

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

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

The powerful 250ft Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire failed for a second time to detect a faint signal from the craft, which should have landed on the “Red Planet” early on Christmas Day.

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