NASA’s Mars rover collects rock sample ‘unlike anything we’ve seen before’
NASA is getting excited about a special rock that its Perseverance rover has just scooped up from the surface of Mars.The ...
Roving the red planet: New paper documents first Mars mission soil samples
A new paper released today documents the first soil, airfall dust, and rock fragment samples collected by NASA for return ...
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 ...
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 them back to Earth.
Trump sends moon rock back to NASA that had been displayed in White House since 2021
The moon rock signifying NASA's lunar ambitions had adorned Joe Biden's Oval Office throughout his entire presidential ...
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Mars rock samples may contain evidence of alien life, but can NASA get them back to Earth?
The original Mars Sample Return Program called for collecting ... NASA will now explore two new landing strategies for retrieving the rock samples before deciding on which one to pursue in 2026 ...
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A rover has been collecting rocks from Mars for years. How will they get back to Earth?
For years, the U.S. space agency's Perseverance rover has been scouring Mars and scooping up intriguing rock samples. Some of those samples have been stashed away in cylindrical tubes on the ...