A rover has been collecting rocks from Mars for years. How will they get back to Earth?
A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get ...
NASA’s Mars Rover Mission to Bring Samples Back Home From the Red Planet Is at Risk
An exploding budget and an unraveling schedule spell disappointment for NASA's mission to learn more about Mars's history.
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NASA collected potential evidence of life on Mars. Now it’s pitching new plans to retrieve the cache
The NASA Perseverance rover has been gathering rocks and dust since it landed on Mars in February 2021. Scientists believe ...
NASA proposes cheaper and quicker way to get Mars rocks and soil to Earth
Bottom from left: acquired Jan. 31, 2022, acquired Nov. 24, 2021. (NASA via AP) This image provided by NASA shows ...
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Mars rock samples may contain evidence of alien life, but can NASA get them back to Earth?
NASA will explore two different strategies for fetching Mars rocks collected by the Perseverance rover, and there's a chance ...
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NASA hedges its bets on costly Mars rock mission
Previously, the Mars Sample Return mission had been estimated to cost around 11 billion dollars and would not return a sample ...
NASA Eyes SpaceX, Blue Origin To Cut Mars Rock Retrieval Costs
NASA announced Tuesday it may turn to Elon Musk's SpaceX or Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin to help reduce the soaring costs of ...
NASA’s plans to get Mars rocks delivered to the Utah desert are changing
Bringing Martian rock and soil samples to Earth is among the top priorities of planetary scientists. By studying fresh rocks ...
NASA overhauls plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth
NASA has announced an overhaul to its plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth. Agency officials have decided to scrap ...
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Fact Check: NASA image does not show 'a fly' on the Mars rover
An image of the Mars Perseverance rover released by NASA on February 24, 2021, has been altered and shared in online posts saying a fly was spotted on the vehicle and suggesting that NASA is ...
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Rocket Lab takes jab at NASA with release of Mars sample return plan
The company has outlined its proposed architecture to return martian rock and dust samples to Earth for research.