Yahoo

Nasa: samples could prove life on Mars – but we can’t afford to bring them home

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Perseverance Rover has been drilling into the Martian surface since 2022, collecting rock and dust Nasa has admitted it cannot ...
Yahoo

NASA's Mars Sample Return is dead, leaving China to retrieve signs of life from the Red Planet

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA's Mars Sample Return program has been effectively cancelled, meaning the best evidence of life on Mars could be trapped in ...
CNN

NASA rethinks plan to return rare Mars samples to Earth

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. NASA is seeking ...
Salon

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future. NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from ...
Gizmodo

NASA Asks for Help in Bringing Back Mars Samples After Mission Becomes Too Expensive

NASA is calling on industry players to come up with an alternative plan to return rocky samples from Mars at a lower cost and an earlier date. The space agency has been struggling with its Mars Sample ...
UPI

NASA seeks faster, more affordable Mars sample return mission

June 4 (UPI) --NASA officials want a new Mars sample return mission plan that is faster, costs less and isn't as complex than one scrapped in April. The space agency doesn't want to wait until 2040 ...