The Perseverance rover has collected Martian rock samples in two different ways, which NASA believes may contain evidence of ...

NASA torn over two plans to bring rock samples from Mars: recreating a previous rocket method or getting a lander from a ...

Nasa has unveiled a revised plan to bring samples from the surface of Mars back to Earth. The space agency has announced it ...

NASA announced Tuesday that it is exploring two options to move forward with its mission to return samples from Mars at a lower cost.

NASA says it has a dual approach plan to bring home potential proof of life on Mars by 2035 after updating its Mars Sample ...

Bringing Martian rock and soil samples to Earth is among the top priorities of planetary scientists. By studying fresh rocks ...

Alinda is one of the five largest near-Earth asteroids, coming closer than 9.3 million miles until the year 2200.

A Mars Sample Return Strategic Review team NASA formed in October 2024 assessed the studies and recommended the sampling program’s main architecture, including schedule and cost estimates.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson left a final decision on a new mission architecture to the next NASA administrator working ...

To maximize chances of successfully bringing the first Martian rock and sediment samples to Earth for the benefit of humanity ...

The Mars Sample Return program has been way over budget and, according to NASA's administrator, has been "out of control." ...

Recent exceptional rock discoveries have only mounted pressure on NASA to solve the problems facing its Mars Sample Return mission, its plan to fly bits of rock, dust, and air collected by ...