A new paper released today documents the first soil, airfall dust, and rock fragment samples collected by NASA for return ...

The rover's 26th sample, known as "Silver Mountain," has textures "unlike anything we've seen before," NASA says.

Should it continue the Artemis program and establish a lunar base, or shift its focus directly to Mars? While using the Moon ...

She’s a member of the NASA Mars Sample Return team ... we get from the space program is that it’s exciting for students and children, and can help attract people into science – we need ...

President Donald Trump recently announced an ambitious goal: sending astronauts to Mars within four years, aligning with the length of a presidential term ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has collected a unique rock sample named 'Silver Mountain' from Mars' Jezero Crater, marking a ...

NASA's Perseverance rover collects Martian soil samples from Jezero Crater, revealing potential signs of past life on Mars.

The camera looks directly down into the top of a sample ... just scooped up from the surface of Mars. “This sample is a one-of-a-kind treasure,” the space agency said, referring to a rock ...

The good news is that these changes often reverse after astronauts return to Earth ... challenge for space agencies that aim to see longer missions, such as those to Mars, become a reality.

Last week, scientists who analyzed the rubble from a near-Earth asteroid reported their first detailed findings. The ...