Since its arrival on the Martian surface five years ago, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been busy scouring the Red Planet for ...

Rocket Lab's concept, which did not make the cut, came in under the $4 billion mark and would mean samples returned from Mars ...

Within the next decade, space agencies plan to bring samples of rock from Mars to Earth for study. Of concern is the ...

On its way out, the NASA administration under former President ... Omitted, however, was the option to recast the over-budget Mars Sample Return (MSR) baseline mission using a completely new ...

The most significant change since those 1970's experiments were conducted was the discovery of high levels of perchlorate on Mars. Perchlorate, plus abiotic oxidants, explains the Viking results and ...

Within the next decade, space agencies plan to bring samples of rock from Mars to Earth for study. Of concern is the possibility these samples contain life, which could have unforeseen consequences.

Now, scientists are preparing for the next step: cataloguing these samples before potentially bringing them home with NASA's Mars Sample Return program. While NASA is still weighing its options ...

NASA may be considering sending Tesla Cybertrucks on a mission to Mars after the nonprofit group the Mars Society discussed ...

NASA announced Monday it is revising plans for its Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission due to the estimated cost and long wait time for samples to return to Earth. The mission's goal was to collect ...

Short deadline for science project submissions suggests Tianwen-3 could be on track to win race to bring samples back to ...