The Perseverance rover has been collecting Martian rock samples since 2021, but NASA is still figuring out how to bring them ...

NASA has arrived at two ways of returning samples collected on Mars to Earth. Now, the agency will test the options to see if ...

NASA hopes a revised plan will get Mars samples back to Earth faster and cost less than the agency's original plan.

NASA recently deemed this situation unacceptable. In April 2024, agency chief Bill Nelson announced that an overhaul of the ...

Dozens of samples of rock and sediment collected from Mars that could be used to detect ancient microbial life could be ...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. — NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars, after seeing its ...

"Springtime on Earth has lots of trickling as water ice gradually melts. But on Mars, everything happens with a bang," Serina ...

The US$2.7-billion Perseverance rover collected the samples looking for evidence of past life, but NASA is dithering about ...

January's full Wolf Moon will make Mars disappear, but it's only temporary. Watch for the red planet's vanishing act from the ...

We're hurtling toward a new era of mega-rockets with enough power to send colonists to the red planet, but should we?

Discover the red planet like never before! This month offers a unique opportunity to witness Mars in stunning detail. From ...