The Mars Sample Return program has been way over budget and, according to NASA's administrator, has been "out of control." ...

NASA reveals updates to its Mars Sample Return Program, focusing on streamlining the mission, lowering expenses, and ...

NASA is exploring two potential strategies to bring Mars samples back to Earth, aiming to simplify and reduce the cost of the ...

NASA has announced revisions to its Mars Sample Return Program, aiming to simplify the mission, reduce costs, and expedite ...

NASA will investigate two new approaches to bring its Mars samples to Earth through a mission proposal that is less expensive ...

NASA has set a goal to return rock and soil samples from the surface of Mars in the 2030s. The mission would represent the first time scientific samples from another planet have been returned to Earth ...

The Perseverance rover has been collecting Martian rock samples since 2021, but NASA is still figuring out how to bring them ...

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

A European service vehicle would help return the cigar-sized samples. The second option uses new commercial capabilities to ...

For more than a year, scientists and aerospace engineers have been awaiting NASA’s decision on how to rescue the troubled ...

NASA hopes a revised plan will get Mars samples back to Earth faster and cost less than the agency's original plan.