mars sample return
Perseverance has Collected its First Sample of Mars and Prepared it for Return to Earth… Eventually
It's another first for NASA. In early September, the Perseverance rover successfully used its robotic arm and drill to drill…
Perseverance has Started Driving on Mars
The Perservance rover has commenced science operations on Mars, which includes driving across the red sandy surface of Jezero Crater
Water Shaped Features on Mars Much Earlier Than Previously Believed
According to a new study, the Perseverance rover could find evidence in Jezero that will allow scientists to reconstruct the…
Bringing Mars To Earth. The Plans For a Mars Sample Return Mission
One of the great accomplishments of the Apollo missions was to bring home hundreds of kilograms of lunar rock. Suddenly,…
How Will NASA and ESA Handle Mars Samples When They Get Them Back to Earth?
We've learned a lot about Mars in recent years. Multiple orbiters and hugely-successful rover missions have delivered a cascade of…
Samples From Mars Could Hitch A Ride To Earth In This Box
Could this be as surprising as Forrest Gump's box of chocolates? What you're looking at here is a container that…
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Curiosity Gets a Sister – What Should She Do ? Scientists Speak
Image caption: Seeing Double - Future Martian Sisters. NASA just announced plans to build and launch a new Mars science…
Weekly Space Hangout – Sept. 27, 2012
This was an action-packed episode of the Weekly Space Hangout. Lots of stories, very little time. Super Comet or Super…
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Curiosity Majestically Blasts off on ‘Mars Trek’ to ascertain ‘Are We Alone?’
[/caption] Atop a towering inferno of sparkling flames and billowing ash, Humankinds millennial long quest to ascertain “Are We Alone…
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Russian Mars Moon Sample Probe Poised to Soar atop Upgraded Rocket – Video
[/caption] After an absence of almost two decades, Russia is at last on the cusp of resuming an ambitious agenda…