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NASA is considering two ways to get its precious Mars samples back to Earth but won't pick a winner for another 18 months or so.

NASA's Mars Sample Return program is the agency’s highest priority in planetary science, but projected multibillion-dollar overruns have some calling the plan a 'dumpster fire.' ...

NASA on Tuesday announced an overhaul to its plan to collect samples from Mars and return them to Earth.

The new test proved the capability of a new propellant that will enhance the rocket's performance, making a sample return mission from Mars increasingly viable.

China has moved the launch of its Tianwen 3 Mars sample return mission up two years, to 2028. The new timeline suggests China could get Mars samples to Earth as soon as 2031.

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A photomontage shows tubes containing samples from Mars, as collected by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. The agency’s Mars Sample Return Program plans to bring these samples back to study them ...

There’s anxiety among space scientists following Nasa’s decision to rethink sample return mission from Mars.

China has moved up its timeline for bringing Mars samples to Earth, aiming to do so as early as 2028 — long before the U.S. is slated to achieve this same ambitious goal.

NASA is considering two ways to get its precious Mars samples back to Earth but won't pick a winner for another 18 months or so.

China has moved the launch of its Tianwen 3 Mars sample return mission up two years, to 2028. The new timeline suggests China could get Mars samples to Earth as soon as 2031.