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NASA scrapped its $11 billion scheme to grab Mars rocks that may point to alien life. Now it has a faster, cheaper plan.

NASA's mission to return samples from Mars and potentially discover the first signs of alien life has a new timeline. The samples may arrive sooner.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

NASA proposes cheaper and quicker way to get Mars rocks and soil to Earth

NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars. Administrator Bill Nelson presented two options on Tuesday, less than two weeks before stepping down as NASA's chief.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

NASA collected Mars rocks to haul to Earth. It still doesn’t know how.

The Mars Sample Return mission has been ranked as the highest priority by planetary scientists, who hope to find signs of ancient life on Mars.

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CBS News on MSN · 1d

NASA exploring 2 options to lower costs, speed up Mars Sample Return mission

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

Ars Technica · 18h

NASA defers decision on Mars Sample Return to the Trump administration

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson left a final decision on a new mission architecture to the next NASA administrator working under the incoming Trump administration. President-elect Donald Trump nominated entrepreneur and commercial astronaut Jared Isaacman as the agency's 15th administrator last month.

Space on MSN · 1d

NASA will announce update to Mars sample return plans today. Here's how to listen in

NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return program currently faces extreme costs of up to $11 billion and a timeline that could reach 2040.

NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Space on MSN · 17h

NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab closed due to raging LA fires

The approaching Eaton wildfire has forced the closure of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, NASA's lead center for robotic planetary exploration.

Yahoo · 18h

NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab Evacuated as Los Angeles Burns

NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, the agency's research and development center at the cutting edge of space exploration for decades, is officially under an evacuation order due to a spreading wildfire. Ironically,

WRAL · 11h

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory evacuated amid wildfire worries

As the wildfires burn only a few miles away from the NASA facility, communities around northern parts of Los Angeles County are evacuated, NASA's specialized firefighters protect the facility.

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NASA lander to test vacuum cleaner on moon for sample collection

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

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‘Don’t feel like cast aways’: Stranded NASA astronaut Sunita Williams upbeat despite all odds

Stranded US astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, humorously described life aboard the ISS, including wearing clothes ...

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NASA Image Reveals Intense Cold Weather Across the US this Week

Temperatures dropped a low as -22 degrees F in the northern Midwest on January 6 due to a powerful winter storm.

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NASA collected potential evidence of life on Mars. Now it’s pitching new plans to retrieve the cache

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 Wants to Explore the Icy Moons of Jupiter and Saturn With Autonomous Robots

Research and development is underway to create robots that can hunt for signs of life in the vast oceans that exist under the ...

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NASA collected Mars rocks to haul to Earth. It still hasn’t decided how.

The Mars Sample Return mission has been ranked as the highest priority by planetary scientists, who hope to find signs of ...

NASA is calibrating new clocks so people can live on the moon

Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have calculated a new system for measuring lunar time. While not needed ...

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DeSantis proposes NASA headquarters in Florida, lauds new space consortium

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants NASA to relocate its headquarters from Washington, D.C., to the Kennedy Space Center in ...

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