A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get them back to Earth.

NASA's Perseverance rover collects Martian soil samples from Jezero Crater, revealing potential signs of past life on Mars.

NASA’s Perseverance rover uncovers an ancient rock sample in Jezero Crater, possibly dating back billions of years.

MSR was by no means the only job Perseverance has had on Mars, and the rover has been an unalloyed success so far in studying soil, atmosphere, and terrain. But getting samples back to Earth was ...

And while Mars rocks do occasionally come to Earth as meteorites ... forward will ensure that NASA is able to bring these samples back from Mars with significant cost and schedule saving ...