NASA, Mars sample return

NASA will announce update to Mars sample return plans today. Here's how to listen in
NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return program currently faces extreme costs of up to $11 billion and a timeline that could reach 2040.
NASA’s Big Mars Update: How to Watch the Upcoming Sample Return Reveal
The space agency will provide a broadcast update on the marquee mission that is intended to recover samples of Martian rock for study on Earth.
Mars Perseverance rover: NASA to soon reveal future of Martian sample return mission
The Mars Sample Return project intends to bring Mars samples to Earth. The Perseverance rover has been gathering rocks and soil since 2021.
NASA to Announce Plans to Bring Samples of Mars Back to Earth
In October 2024, NASA announced the assembly of a new team to assess the future of the Mars Sample Return mission, with a full report anticipated by the end of 2024. Odds are good that the livestream will provide the findings of this report.
Can NASA's troubled Mars Sample Return mission be saved?
An independent review team is delivering a final report to NASA leadership to determine if the agency's Mars Sample Return mission is salvageable after facing scrutiny for its $11 billion budget.
NASA To Make Announcement On Troubled Mars Sample Return Mission Tomorrow – How To Listen
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Nicky Fox, the agency's associate administrator for science missions, will host an audio-only media teleconference to update the public on the Mars Sample Return mission.
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Springtime on Mars brings frost avalanches, gas geysers and explosions (photos)
It’s time to ring in the Martian New Year with a variety of strange sights on the planet’s Northern Hemisphere.
An Ice-Capped Crater Was Discovered on Mars. But Social Media Is Misrepresenting the Discovery
In late December 2024 and early January 2025, a photo circulated on multiple social media sites claiming to show an ...
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10 amazing things we found on Mars in 2024, from hundreds of 'spiders' to a 'Martian dog'
From arachnid-like formations and mysterious blobs to an underground ocean and a giant volcano, here are our 10 favorite ...
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Can We Live on Mars? A Thought Experiment
We're hurtling toward a new era of mega-rockets with enough power to send colonists to the red planet, but should we?
‘If Aliens See Us…’ Elon Musk Predicts Humans Will Be Mocked For Not Colonizing Mars
The audience was left chuckling at Elon Musk’s jibe.
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Watch the Full Wolf Moon Gobble Up Mars on Jan. 13
January's full Wolf Moon will make Mars disappear, but it's only temporary. Watch for the red planet's vanishing act from the ...
January stargazing: Ring in 2025 with a meteor shower, ‘planet parade,’ and best chance to spot Mars
2025 opens with the chance to spot upwards of six planets together in the night sky. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, ...