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.

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

Late in August, Perseverance began a slow ascent to the top of the Jezero Crater, where it originally landed. The milestone ...

The Mars Sample Return effort was billions of dollars over budget and not expected to return to Earth with its samples until 2040.

Dozens of samples collected from missions on Mars that could be used to detect ancient microbial life could be returned as ...

Jezero Crater on Mars was once home to a lake, delta and rivers. See an animation of what it could have looked like when water poured into the crater billions of years ago and present day. Credit: ...

NASA has proposed two new innovative ways to bring back critical samples from Mars to Earth by the 2030s. The proposals serve ...

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Perseverance, NASA’s Mars rover, has completed a daring ascent of Jezero Crater's rim, tackling steep grades and rugged ...

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