The agency is starting down two different paths toward the samples' return, but only one will bring the red rocks home.

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Accessible to anyone the world over, witnessing the majesty of the solar system, including the Milky Way, and its billions of ...

NASA announced Tuesday it may turn to Elon Musk's SpaceX or Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin to help reduce the soaring costs of ...

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

NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars. Administrator Bill Nelson presented two ...

New Insights Into How Mars Became Uninhabitable Oct. 7, 2024 — NASA's Curiosity rover, currently exploring Gale crater on Mars, is providing new details about how the ancient Martian climate ...

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

January's skywatching highlights include four planets visible to the naked eye, Venus and Saturn's conjoin, and red planet ...

From a total lunar eclipse to meteor showers to space probes, 2025 will be stellar for celestial viewing. Those and more will ...

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Saturn's intricate structure, interactions, and diverse components make it a fascinating 'mini solar system' within the ...