NASA will explore two different strategies for fetching Mars rocks collected by the Perseverance rover, and there's a chance ...
NASA's mission to return samples from Mars and potentially discover the first signs of alien life has a new timeline. The ...
NASA has arrived at two ways of returning samples collected on Mars to Earth. Now, the agency will test the options to see if ...
Dozens of samples of rock and sediment collected from Mars that could be used to detect ancient microbial life could be ...
Researchers believe dark rocks at the site of a future Mars rover landing mission may be left over from ancient volcanic ...
The ground on Mars is full of nitrogen, a vital component for planet life, raising hopes that it might be more hospitable ...
The Mars Sample Return mission has been ranked as the highest priority by planetary scientists, who hope to find signs of ...
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson left a final decision on a new mission architecture to the next NASA administrator working ...
NASA hopes a revised plan will get Mars samples back to Earth faster and cost less than the agency's original plan.
The Mars Sample Return effort was billions of dollars over budget and not expected to return to Earth with its samples until 2040.
During the week of January 6 - 12, 2025, Mars will reenter Cancer as part of its retrograde phase, beginning a period for ...