The Mars Sample Return program has been way over budget and, according to NASA's administrator, has been "out of control." ...
NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars. Administrator Bill Nelson presented two ...
The ground on Mars is full of nitrogen, a vital component for planet life, raising hopes that it might be more hospitable than it appears — but Martian soil is also dense and clay-like, the ...
The Mars Sample Return mission has been ranked as the highest priority by planetary scientists, who hope to find signs of ...
NASA proposes a quicker, cost-effective plan to bring Mars samples to Earth by 2030, reducing the mission cost from $11 ...
NASA announced Tuesday that it is exploring two options to move forward with its mission to return samples from Mars at a ...
The soil samples collected by the Mars rover Perseverance are to be scientifically examined on Earth. The costly return ...
Space agency says it needs one more year to decide whether its own hardware or a contractor’s will return Martian samples to ...
NASA has unveiled two revamped plans to bring Mars samples to Earth in the 2030s, reducing costs by nearly half from its ...
NASA hopes a revised plan will get Mars samples back to Earth faster and cost less than the agency's original plan.