Space fans won't have to wait long for major launches to begin in 2025. NASA is kicking off the new year with a big mission ...

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

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

NASA has arrived at two ways of returning samples collected on Mars to Earth. Now, the agency will test the options to see if ...

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

NASA announced Tuesday their new approach to their Mars Sample Return Program. The agency will develop two landing architectures in parallel, promoting competition and innovation while aiming for cost ...

The Mars Sample Return effort was billions of dollars over budget and not expected to return to Earth with its samples until 2040.

The Air Force's second Lt. Madison Marsh, the first active-duty service member to win Miss America, is reflecting on her journey in a new op-ed.

NASA announced Tuesday that it is exploring two options to move forward with its mission to return samples from Mars at a lower cost.

NASA recently deemed this situation unacceptable. In April 2024, agency chief Bill Nelson announced that an overhaul of the ...

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

As President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, here are answers to some common questions about the federal ...