Since its deployment in February 2021, Perseverance has been diligently collecting samples of Martian rock and soil, which are currently stored in canisters on the planet's surface.

We may be about to discover the fate of the Mars samples collected by NASA's Perseverance rover. On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:00 pm EST, NASA administrator Bill Nelson and associate administrator Nicky ...

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

The space agency will provide a broadcast update on the marquee mission that is intended to recover samples of Martian rock ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is calling for NASA to ditch its Moon program, arguing that the "Moon is a distraction" and that "we're ...

NASA has long been highly visible and is among the most celebrated programs in modern United States history. Some generations ...

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Nicky Fox, the agency's associate administrator for science missions, will host an audio-only media teleconference to update the public on the Mars Sample Return ...

A solar eclipse crossed North America. Two robotic landers reached the lunar surface, largely intact. The most powerful ...

NASA to unveil new Mars Sample Return mission strategies Perseverance rover’s Mars samples key to Mars exploration Timeline pushed back to 2040 due to rising costs ...

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, which flew on Mars in April 2021, became the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on a planet other than Earth.

Liquid water on Mars reveals potential for life but challenges NASA with technological and ethical dilemmas. Learn why this ...

NASA has plans to return humans to the moon with the Artemis mission—but Elon Musk’s preference for Mars could have influence ...