The rover's 26th sample, known as "Silver Mountain," has textures "unlike anything we've seen before," NASA says.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech There is a perception that NASA’s Mars Sample Return (MSR ... but that the cost would be high. The combination of first stage aerodynamic complexities and low leverage ...

NASA’s Mars rover has made a discovery ‘unlike anything we’ve ever seen’, and it could help scientists have a better ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has collected a sample from Mars that has textures “unlike anything we’ve ever seen before.” Known ...

“Pursuing two potential paths forward will ensure that NASA is able to bring these samples back from Mars with significant cost and schedule ... The NASA Mars Sample Return Program plans to ...

Mars represents one of the most promising locations in our solar system to search for signs of past or present life ...

NASA's remarkable new sample from Mars will help scientists get a better understanding of the planet's history and whether it ...

NASA says the textures found in the Silver Mountain sample are “unlike anything ever seen,” suggesting the rock could offer new insights into the planet’s environmental conditions – and could even ...

The Mars Sample Return mission, a joint NASA and European ... the mission’s complexity is driving billions of dollars in cost overruns, which could force a sample return to slip to the 2040s.

Both missions would cost somewhere between an estimated $ ... Nelson and the outgoing NASA team have not yet discussed Mars Sample Return with Jared Isaacman, President-elect Donald Trump’s ...