NASA's Perseverance rover finds 'Silver Mountain' in Mars. Here's what we know
NASA's Perseverance rover has collected a unique rock sample named "Silver Mountain" from Mars' Jezero Crater, featuring ...
NASA makes 'unlike anything we've seen before' Mars discovery
Mars represents one of the most promising locations in our solar system to search for signs of past or present life ...
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 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 ...
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NASA won't decide on overhaul for Mars Sample Return mission until mid-2026
NASA recently deemed this situation unacceptable. In April 2024, agency chief Bill Nelson announced that an overhaul of the ...
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Mars rock samples may contain evidence of alien life, but can NASA get them back to Earth?
Since 2021, NASA's Perseverance rover has been busy collecting rocks ... NASA will now explore two new landing strategies for retrieving the rock samples before deciding on which one to pursue ...
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A rover has been collecting rocks from Mars for years. How will they get back to Earth?
Meanwhile, the Perseverance rover that collected the more-than two ... The second option would include a landing system developed by private companies. Under each plan, the number of spacecraft ...