The first approach involves utilizing NASA’s proven sky crane technology, which successfully delivered the Perseverance rover ...

Even better use for the Technic range than the Mars Rover – with one big caveat The original Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle had ...

NASA unveils a groundbreaking approach to bring Martian rock samples back to Earth by 2026, introducing competition between ...

After the space agency punts a decision on the mission’s profile to 2026, Rocket Lab unveils its own Mars Sample Return plan.

The Perseverance rover has collected Martian rock samples in two different ways, which NASA believes may contain evidence of ...

NASA torn over two plans to bring rock samples from Mars: recreating a previous rocket method or getting a lander from a commercial company.

NASA is weighing two options to return samples from Mars — one using proven technology and another that seeks help from ...

NASA announced Tuesday that it is exploring two options to move forward with its mission to return samples from Mars at a ...

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 ...

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.

A look back at a few Mars 2020 mission highlights of 2024   Perseverance’s past year operating on the surface of Mars was ...

NASA's Mars Sample Return mission is only in development and has already struggled. Now, the agency has laid out two paths forward.