A rover has been collecting rocks from Mars for years. How will they get back to Earth?
A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get them back to Earth.
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NASA proposes cheaper, quicker way to get Mars rocks and soil to Earth
NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars, after seeing its original plan swell to $11 billion. Administrator Bill Nelson presented a revised scenario ...
NASA collected Mars rocks to haul to Earth. It still hasn’t decided how.
The Mars Sample Return mission has been ranked as the highest priority by planetary scientists, who hope to find signs of ancient life on Mars.
NASA says Mars rover sample has textures 'unlike anything we've seen’
NASA says Mars rover sample has textures 'unlike anything we've seen’ - The samples collected by the Perseverance rover could ...
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NASA administrator steps down, urges continuity under new leadership
In a letter to his replacement, outgoing NASA leader Bill Nelson emphasizes the agency’s activities ‘transcend the length of ...
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NASA collected potential evidence of life on Mars. Now it’s pitching new plans to retrieve the cache
The proposals present alternatives to the original Mars Sample Return program ... was “simply unacceptable,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson reiterated Tuesday. The agency will decide between ...
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NASA scrapped its $11 billion scheme to grab Mars rocks that may point to alien life. Now it has a faster, cheaper plan.
The Perseverance rover is building up a stash of rocks on Mars that could contain the first ... in the words of the agency's administrator, Bill Nelson. After a series of delays, the cost ...
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NASA exploring 2 options to lower costs, speed up Mars Sample Return mission
agency Administrator Bill Nelson said Tuesday. Option one would use the same "sky crane" landing system proven with NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance Mars rovers, a smaller sample collection ...
NASA scientists make incredible new Mars discovery - 'unlike anything we've ever seen'
NASA's remarkable new sample from Mars will help scientists get a better understanding of the planet's history and whether it ...
Mars samples that could help us find alien life are stuck there until at least 2035, NASA says
Dozens of samples of rock and sediment collected from Mars that could be used to detect ancient microbial life could be returned to Earth as soon as 2035 and as late as 2039, depending on the course ...
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Bill Nelson steps down as NASA chief as Trump begins 2nd term
Bill Nelson has stepped down as NASA administrator ... President Trump wants astronauts to raise the American flag on Mars In 1990, Nelson tried to become the Democratic nominee in the Florida ...
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A rover has been collecting rocks from Mars for years. How will they get back to Earth?
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.