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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 ...
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 ancient life on Mars.
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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. The year 2025 isn't even a week old and NASA is already ...
NASA says Mars rover sample has textures 'unlike anything we've seen’
NASA’s Perseverance rover has collected a sample from Mars that has textures “unlike anything we’ve ever seen before.” Known ...
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NASA decision on Mars Sample Return slides to 2026
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Nicky Fox, associate administrator for the space agency's Science Mission Directorate, on Tuesday said officials would not decide on a Mars Sample Return mission ...
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NASA punts Mars Sample Return decision to the next administration
NASA has two options for bringing rock and sediment samples from Mars to Earth, but will let the incoming Trump administration decide which course to take. An independent review board found that ...
NASA scientists make incredible new Mars discovery - 'unlike anything we've ever seen'
NASA's remarkable new sample from Mars will help scientists get a better understanding of the planet's history and whether it ...
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 ...
Are we all aliens? NASA's returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world
A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty ...
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 ...
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NASA Perseverance rover discovers ‘Silver Mountain’ rock sample, unlocking Mars' ancient past; here’s what experts say
NASA's Perseverance rover has collected a unique rock sample named 'Silver Mountain' from Mars' Jezero Crater, marking a significant milestone. This sample is sealed in a titanium tube for return ...
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NASA says Mars rover sample has textures 'unlike anything we've seen‘
The NASA Mars Sample Return Program plans to bring these samples to Earth (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) The rover has journeyed across more than 20 miles, according to an interactive map that ...