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

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

The image with the purported fly in the post is altered, according to NASA. The images in the post match an authentic ...

The Mars Sample Return mission has been ranked as the highest priority by planetary scientists, who hope to find signs of ...

Photos of the dormant InSight lander captured from Mars orbit are providing researchers new data on how dust accumulates and evolves over time on the Red Planet.

To ensure consistent lighting, the rover only snapped photos between noon and 2 p.m ... use or interpretation of this content. The post NASA Mars Photo: What Does the Planet Look Like in High ...

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

Recent exceptional rock discoveries have only mounted pressure on NASA to solve the problems facing its Mars Sample Return mission, its plan to fly bits of rock, dust, and air collected by ...

To maximize chances of successfully bringing the first Martian rock and sediment samples to Earth for the benefit of humanity ...

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson left a final decision on a new mission architecture to the next NASA administrator working ...

Anyone hoping for a clear path forward this year for NASA's imperiled Mars Sample Return mission will have to wait a little ...

NASA announced Tuesday that it is exploring two options to move forward with its mission to return samples from Mars at a lower cost.