Early Monday ExoMars Launch Details | Kelly Retiring Next Month | Jupiter Goes Mobile

WATCH LIVE MONDAY @ 5:31 a.m. ET: ExoMars Launch to Red Planet The first phase of the European-led ExoMars mission is scheduled to launch toward the Red Planet Monday (March 14) at 5:31 a.m. EDT (0931 GMT) atop a Russian Proton-M rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.   Scott Kelly, NASA's One-Year Astronaut, Will Retire Next Month Astronaut Scott Kelly, who recently completed an unprecedented yearlong mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and holds the American record for most days spent off Earth, will retire from NASA on April 1, agency officials announced today (March 11). Read More     Eagle-Eyed NASA Mars Probe Celebrates 10 Years at Red Planet A NASA Mars spacecraft celebrates a major milestone today - a decade circling the Red Planet. NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) arrived at the Red Planet on March 10, 2006 and has done yeoman's work in the decade since. 35 Actresses You Forgot Appeared In 'Star Trek' For the past 50 years, the Star Trek franchise has captured audiences imaginations on both the big and small screen, with six TV series and a dozen feature films, as well as some upcoming projects in the pipeline .    Additional Space Headlines Save Big by Following @PurchDeals on Twitter! We put some of the best deals on space related merchandise and much more directly in front of you, getting you ready for an out of the world 2016. Follow us today! Read More Engine Used on Penultimate Space Shuttle Flight Relit for New NASA Rocket A rocket engine that helped launch five space shuttle missions, including the penultimate flight of the program in 2011, was fired again on Thursday (March 10) in preparation for the first crewed flight of NASA's new heavy-lift rocket. Read More Pluto's Mountains Capped by Methane Ice (Photo) Some of Pluto's frigid peaks are capped by ice, but it's more exotic than the frozen stuff we're used to here on Earth. Read More     Exploring Jupiter with Mobile Apps: Track the Planet, Great Red Spot and More This week, Jupiter, the king of planets, reaches opposition - the day of the year when Earth's orbit carries it the closest to the giant planet. Currently, Jupiter rises as the sun sets, and the planet traverses the sky all night. White House asked to investigate Star Wars Rebels season pass complaints - Nerdvana Recently a minor controversy erupted over pricing practices for the current season of Star Wars Rebels on digital platforms. Now, a plea has been submitted to the Obama administration to step in and protect consumers. Star Wars: Card Trader celebrates its first anniversary with new twists on classic cards - iMore Topps is celebrating the one-year anniversary of their Star Wars: Card Trader game with "National Star Wars Day" on Saturday, March 12. As part of the celebration, Topps is is introducing new Revisited card sets, which puts characters from Star Wars: The Force Awakens in classic card designs from the app's first year.   You are receiving this email because You've received this message because you've registered or accepted our invitation to receive email from SPACE.com To unsubscribe, click here Copyright 2016 Purch.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 150 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10011 2425 Lincoln Ave. Ogden, UT 84003