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NASA collected potential evidence of life on Mars. Now it’s pitching new plans to retrieve the cache
NASA has arrived at two ways of returning samples collected on Mars to Earth. Now, the agency will test the options to see if the cache can make it back in the 2030s.
Mars rock samples may contain evidence of alien life, but can NASA get them back to Earth?
NASA will explore two different strategies for fetching Mars rocks collected by the Perseverance rover, and there's a chance these samples contain evidence of alien life.
NASA will decide how to bring soil samples back from Mars in 2026
NASA will analyze and explore two different landing options for its Mars Sample Return program, though it will take almost two years to do so and is expected to announce its decision in late 2026. The agency had to temporarily hit pause on the program after an independent review found that it could cost between $8 billion and $11 billion,
NASA hedges its bets on costly Mars rock mission
NASA has decided it's going to pursue parallel missions to attempt to retrieve samples of rock on Mars collected by rovers.
Mars samples that could help us find alien life are stuck there until at least 2035, NASA says
The agency has collected 30 samples on the red planet but the cost of getting them back had delayed the Mars Sample Return mission. It was initially estimated at $11 billion, with a 2040 return date: a price tag and timeline that administrator Bill Nelson explained was “simply unacceptable.
Will Donald Trump help bring rocks from Mars?
Nasa's plan to return Martian rocks to Earth will be decided by the incoming Trump administration. Initially projected to cost up to $11 billion, the agency now estimates the mission could be completed for under $8 billion by reducing the size and weight of key components.
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11-years of NASA Mars footage
An curved arrow pointing right. NASA compiled images from hazard-avoidance cameras on its Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity between January 2004 and April 2015. The footage shows the rover's-eye ...
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New year on Mars: Avalanches, icy explosions, and the arrival of spring
Mars experiences explosive changes during spring. Ice sublimates directly into gas, causing avalanches and geysers.