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NASA to take a call on bringing rocks from Mars in 2026

Business Insider on MSN · 14h

NASA scrapped its $11 billion scheme to grab Mars rocks that may point to alien life. Now it has a faster, cheaper plan.

NASA's mission to return samples from Mars and potentially discover the first signs of alien life has a new timeline. The samples may arrive sooner.

CNN on MSN · 1d

NASA collected potential evidence of life on Mars. Now it’s pitching new plans to retrieve the cache

NASA has arrived at two ways of returning samples collected on Mars to Earth. Now, the agency will test the options to see if the cache can make it back in the 2030s.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

NASA proposes cheaper and quicker way to get Mars rocks and soil to Earth

NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars. Administrator Bill Nelson presented two options on Tuesday, less than two weeks before stepping down as NASA's chief.

NASA announces new approach to Mars Sample Return Program

heise online · 7h

NASA has two options for soil samples from Mars, decision to be made in 2026

The soil samples collected by the Mars rover Perseverance are to be scientifically examined on Earth. The costly return mission remains open.

Scientific American · 1h

NASA’s Mars Sample Return Program Faces Stark Choices

NASA sees two paths for saving its beleaguered plan to retrieve materials from the Red Planet but won’t choose between them until 2026

CNN on MSN · 1d

NASA is fighting to return samples from Mars. Here are the two ways it might do it in the 2030s

NASA has arrived at two ways of returning samples collected on Mars to Earth. Now, the agency will test the options to see if the cache can make it back in the 2030s.

Interesting Engineering1h

Space race 2.0: How Artemis delays could give China upper hand to beat US

Artemis delays raise questions about NASA's 2027 moon landing goal. Can the US maintain its lead in space exploration?

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Remembering Jimmy Carter: ‘Pinnacle of public servant’, NASA Administrator says

The Carter Center announced that he died at his home in Plains, Ga. on Sunday, Dec. 29. He was 100. Most recently, NASA ...

NASA Considers Two Options For Mars Rock Retrieval in New Race With China

NASA announced Tuesday it may turn to Elon Musk's SpaceX or Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin to help reduce the soaring costs of ...

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