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

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

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

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

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

NASA has unveiled two revamped plans to bring Mars samples to Earth in the 2030s, reducing costs by nearly half from its ...

Two asteroids, 2024 YW9 and 2024 PT5, will pass close to Earth on January 9, 2025. NASA confirms they are not a threat. The ...

A NASA X-ray imager is heading to the moon as part of NASA's Artemis campaign, where it will capture the first global images ...

During its recent mini-moon stint, scientists studied the 2024 PT5 from Earth. Based on the cosmic object's composition and ...

NASA officials had an earlier plan to bring the Mars samples back to Earth, but the program slammed into a budgetary ...

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

Temperatures dropped a low as -22 degrees F in the northern Midwest on January 6 due to a powerful winter storm.