Samples from Mars have never been obtained and returned to Earth, and NASA is still hashing out how it plans to achieve that milestone. The tubes will contain material from the surface that is to ...

Scientists confirm the existence of liquid water on Mars, altering our understanding of the Red Planet. Evidence of wave ...

No astronaut has ever stepped foot on Mars, but that doesn't mean humans haven't left their mark — literally. Since 1971 when the Soviet Union's Mars 2 spacecraft crash-landed onto the Red ...

Additionally, NASA estimated that samples of Mars dirt, rock, and atmosphere wouldn't be returned to Earth until 2040. That plan, as blueprinted by NASA and its cooperative MSR partner ...

Previously, the Mars Sample Return mission had been estimated to cost around 11 billion dollars and would not return a sample until the 2040's, noted Nelson, who said a re-evaluation of the mission ...

Despite the cloudy skies and rain, some skygazers were able to catch a glimpse of Mars on Jan 16. Read more at ...

The space agency's plans for MSR eventually rang a price tag upwards of $11 billion. Additionally, NASA estimated that samples of Mars dirt, rock, and atmosphere wouldn't be returned to Earth until ...

Astronomy buffs, undeterred by cloudy skies and rain, managed to catch a glimpse of the planet Mars on the night of Jan 16, ...