HELSINKI — China is on course to launch its Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission in 2028, according to the mission’s lead. Liu Jizhong, chief designer of Tianwen-3, provided an update on the mission ...

PHOENIX - Scientists at the University of Arizona are on pins and needles, ready to make monumental discoveries in the coming weeks. The scientists are part of a decade-long NASA mission to study ...

The space agency has put its ambitious plans to return samples from Mars on hold as it sorts out its funding for next year. Reading time 3 minutes NASA is pulling back from its Mars Sample Return ...

The samples could change what we know about the origins of the solar system. A seven-year-long NASA mission has come to an end with the first asteroid sample collected in space. This capsule, the size ...

NASA's mission is to return rock, soil and others samples to Earth for study. NASA announced Monday it is revising plans for its Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission due to the estimated cost and long ...

A photo montage showing sample tubes shortly after they were deposited onto the surface by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/MSSS NASA’s Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission has run ...

The space agency needs an additional $250 million this fiscal year to make sure the Martian mission stays on schedule to launch in 2028. Reading time 2 minutes NASA’s quest to return rocky samples ...

June 4 (UPI) --NASA officials want a new Mars sample return mission plan that is faster, costs less and isn't as complex than one scrapped in April. The space agency doesn't want to wait until 2040 ...

The first mission to return samples from another planet will touch down on Earth in 2033, according to NASA and European Space Agency officials. The Perseverance rover is currently collecting the ...

April 25 (UPI) --A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from $5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return ...

Chris Impey receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in ...