NASA will investigate two new approaches to bring its Mars samples to Earth through a mission proposal that is less expensive ...

NASA recently deemed this situation unacceptable. In April 2024, agency chief Bill Nelson announced that an overhaul of the ...

NASA has arrived at two ways of returning samples collected on Mars to Earth. Now, the agency will test the options to see if ...

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

Understanding why storms sometimes engulf the entire planet within a layer of grit could prove crucial to future missions.

NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return program currently faces extreme costs of up to $11 billion and a timeline that could ...

NASA last year asked industry and others to come up with better options to ensure the samples arrive on Earth in the 2030s.

The Perseverance rover has been collecting Martian rock samples since 2021, but NASA is still figuring out how to bring them ...

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars soar to No. 1 on the Hot 100 with “Die with a Smile,” as she collects her sixth ruler and he adds a ...

NASA announced Tuesday it had narrowed down to two options the reworked Mars Sample Return mission aiming for a cheaper and ...