The team had hoped for 60 grams, and without even accessing the bulk sample, they're already at 70.3. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...
Interest in Martian life had been spurred by a now infamous announcement from the White House lawn in 1996, when President ...
HOUSTON, Texas -- Scientists at the Johnson Space Center this week opened a 50-year-old lunar soil sample they hope will teach them more about the moon and Earth ahead of NASA's upcoming return to the ...
To say that a trip from Earth to Mars is merely a long one would be a massive understatement. On July 30, 2020, when the ...
NASA has shared an update on its beleaguered Mars Sample Return mission, admitting that its previous plan was too ambitious and announcing that it will now be looking for new ideas to make the mission ...
The rover will abrade a rock this week, allowing scientists and engineers to decide whether that target would withstand its powerful drill. In its search for signs of ancient microbial life on Mars, ...
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A modest series of new robotic missions to the lunar surface for scientific investigations and technology demonstrations are just beginning with payloads delivered by several private companies through ...
The sample from the asteroid Bennu, collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission, was unveiled at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., on Friday. When you purchase through ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA and Chinese officials are engaged in talks to let American scientists analyze rocks retrieved by China from the moon, according to the head of the U.S. space agency, as ...
When it comes to missions to Mars, NASA has been on a winning streak in recent decades. Its Spirit, Opportunity, Phoenix, Curiosity, InSight, and Perseverance missions have all landed successfully on ...