Mars sample return mission
Perseverance Takes a Selfie to Show off Some of its Samples
One of the main jobs for the Perseverance Mars rover past few weeks has been collecting carefully selected samples of…
Perseverance Places its First Sample on the Surface of Mars. One Day This Will be in the Hands of Scientists on Earth
In the not-too-distant future, a planetary scientist will open up a tube of rocks that came from Mars. Thanks to…
The Future of Mars Exploration Belongs to Helicopters
Even though there's no firm date for a Mars sample return mission, the Perseverance rover is busy collecting rock samples…
A Look Inside One of Perseverance’s Core Holes
Here’s one of the best views you’ll ever see of the insides of a rock on Mars. The hole was…
Perseverance is Searching for the Perfect Landing Spot for the Upcoming Sample Return Mission
NASA’s car-sized Perseverance (Percy) Mars rover has been had at work carrying out its science campaign in Jezero Crater on…
This is Where the Mars Sample Return Mission Could be Landing
NASA's Perseverance Rover is busy exploring Jezero Crater on Mars. Part of its mission is to collect samples for retrieval…
NASA is Already Designing Hardware for a Mars Sample Return Mission
Testing is key to the success of any space mission, and the more complex the mission, the more testing is…
Perseverance is About to Collect the First Sample on Mars That Could Eventually be Returned to Earth
Mission controllers at NASA are making final preparations for the Perseverance rover to obtain its first sample of Martian rock,…