It looks like NASA's Mars Sample Return mission has come to a bureaucratic end. The mission was to be the crowning ...
Mars Sample Return was supposed to be the crown jewel of planetary science—bringing pristine Martian rock back to Earth to ...
Several other threatened programs may now have a better chance of staying funded, but the move indefinitely postpones our best chance to find life beyond Earth.
The mission is not deemed feasible given the high budget it demands and the uncertainty around its operations.
NASA's plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts ...
Right now one of the most advanced planetary explorers ever built is scouring the surface of Mars. Supported by a team of hundreds of scientists back on Earth, the Perseverance rover has traveled ...
Exploration advocates are pushing back against the planned cancellation of NASA's Mars sample return project, saying it could ...
NASA says it is “very unlikely” the agency will be able to recover a Mars spacecraft that has been out of contact for more ...