NASA unveils a groundbreaking approach to bring Martian rock samples back to Earth by 2026, introducing competition between ...

After the space agency punts a decision on the mission’s profile to 2026, Rocket Lab unveils its own Mars Sample Return plan.

New Research Explores Volcanic Caves, Advancing the Search for Life on Mars Nov. 18, 2024 — Through the intricate study of lava tubes -- caves ... collected by the Perseverance rover.

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

NASA sees two paths for saving its beleaguered plan to retrieve materials from the Red Planet but won’t choose between them ...

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

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

A Mars Sample Return Strategic Review team NASA formed in October 2024 assessed the studies and recommended the sampling ...

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 ...

NASA's Mars Sample Return mission is only in development and has already struggled. Now, the agency has laid out two paths forward.

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 ...