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NASA left 33 samples on Mars and has no plan to bring them back

In a stunning reversal for planetary science, NASA’s high-profile Mars mission to bring rock samples back to Earth has been ...
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NASA’s Mars Sample Return Mission in Jeopardy as U.S. Considers Abandoning Retrieval

Right now one of the most advanced planetary explorers ever built is scouring the surface of Mars. Supported by a team of hundreds of scientists back on Earth, the Perseverance rover has traveled ...
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Congress saves NASA but leaves Mars sample mission to die on the shelf

Congress has handed NASA a rare reprieve, rejecting deep proposed cuts and approving a budget that keeps much of the agency’s ...
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US Just Killed NASA's Mars Sample Return Mission – So What Happens Now?

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...
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Perseverance continues science mission amid uncertainty about Mars Sample Return

A “selfie” taken by the Perseverance Mars rover as it examines Cheyava Falls, an arrowhead-shaped rock in the center that contains potential biosignatures of past Martian life. Credit: ...
Astronomy

Rocket Lab takes jab at NASA with release of Mars sample return plan

In what appears to be a jab at NASA, Rocket Lab this week unveiled its own plan to return rock and dust samples the space agency has been collecting from Mars’ Jezero Crater since 2021. NASA earlier ...

Nasa pulls plug on Mars rock return mission as costs skyrocket

NASA’s ultimate mission to discover if life exists on Mars has been effectively cancelled. A new US spending bill released this week backs the White House’s move to end the costly programme, which has ...
Astronomy

NASA decision on Mars Sample Return reboot slides to 2026

NASA aims to return Martian soil and rock samples to Earth in the 2030s, marking the first such planetary sample return mission. A decision on the mission profile is delayed until mid-2026. Two ...
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China Could Beat NASA to Recovering Potential Proof of Martian Life

The rock sample which appears to show signs of ancient Martian life. (Credit: NASA) Following the Perseverance rover's recent discovery of possible signs of ancient Martian life, there has been a ...
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NASA Mars Sample Return program faces opposition from planetary science community

NASA’s Mars Sample Return program faces opposition from planetary scientists following proposed cancellation, with concerns raised over Perseverance samples, future Mars missions, and international ...
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Congress throws NASA a lifeline, leaves Mars sample mission to die in the dust

Agency dodges deep cut and mass mission shutdowns, but ambitious red planet plan gets the boot US Congress has rejected plans to slash NASA's science budget, restoring most funding with one notable ...