Earlier this month, outgoing NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other agency officials presented two possible plans for the mission, known as Mars Sample Return, for the incoming administration.

NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image of its 26th collected rock sample, named “Silver Mountain,” using its onboard Sample Caching System Camera, located inside the rover’s ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has planned two new strategies to bring crucial samples from Mars to Earth, aiming for a return by the 2030s. These proposals offer ...

Four of the planets — Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars — are visible to the naked eye, according to NASA officials. “‘Planet parades’ are common — we had one back in June,” said ...