NASA will analyze and explore two different landing options for its Mars Sample Return program, though it will take almost ...

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

NASA hopes a revised plan will get Mars samples back to Earth faster and cost less than the agency's original plan.

The soil samples collected by the Mars rover Perseverance are to be scientifically examined on Earth. The costly return ...

Among all the challenges of voyaging to and successfully landing on other worlds, the effective collection and study of soil ...

NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars. Administrator Bill Nelson presented two ...

NASA is weighing two options to return samples from Mars — one using proven technology and another that seeks help from ...

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

Anyone hoping for a clear path forward this year for NASA's imperiled Mars Sample Return mission will have to wait a little ...

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

NASA proposes a quicker, cost-effective plan to bring Mars samples to Earth by 2030, reducing the mission cost from $11 ...

NASA has unveiled two revamped plans to bring Mars samples to Earth in the 2030s, reducing costs by nearly half from its ...