NASA to take a call on bringing rocks from Mars in 2026

NASA scrapped its $11 billion scheme to grab Mars rocks that may point to alien life. Now it has a faster, cheaper plan.
NASA's mission to return samples from Mars and potentially discover the first signs of alien life has a new timeline. The samples may arrive sooner.
NASA collected potential evidence of life on Mars. Now it’s pitching new plans to retrieve the cache
NASA has arrived at two ways of returning samples collected on Mars to Earth. Now, the agency will test the options to see if the cache can make it back in the 2030s.
NASA proposes cheaper and quicker way to get Mars rocks and soil to Earth
NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars. Administrator Bill Nelson presented two options on Tuesday, less than two weeks before stepping down as NASA's chief.
NASA collected Mars rocks to haul to Earth. It still doesn’t know how.
The Mars Sample Return mission has been ranked as the highest priority by planetary scientists, who hope to find signs of ancient life on Mars.
NASA Will Let Trump Decide How to Bring Mars Rocks to Earth
The Mars Sample Return effort was billions of dollars over budget and not expected to return to Earth with its samples until 2040.
NASA’s plans to get Mars rocks delivered to the Utah desert are changing
Bringing Martian rock and soil samples to Earth is among the top priorities of planetary scientists. By studying fresh rocks up close with the latest, most powerful instruments in their laboratories,
NASA pitches cheaper, faster plan to bring Mars samples to Earth
NASA has unveiled two revamped plans to bring Mars samples to Earth in the 2030s, reducing costs by nearly half from its initial $11 billion proposal while expediting the timeline.
Interesting Engineering3h
Space race 2.0: How Artemis delays could give China upper hand to beat US
Artemis delays raise questions about NASA's 2027 moon landing goal. Can the US maintain its lead in space exploration?
NASA head Bill Nelson offers advice for successor in farewell interview
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson gave a farewell interview from Kennedy Space Center offering up some advice for his likely ...
NASA has two options for soil samples from Mars, decision to be made in 2026
The soil samples collected by the Mars rover Perseverance are to be scientifically examined on Earth. The costly return ...
CBS News21d
Outgoing NASA leader Bill Nelson weighs in on Elon Musk and SpaceX, defends plans for moon rocket
Outgoing NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said Wednesday he is optimistic SpaceX founder Elon Musk's relationship with President-Elect Donald Trump will help ensure NASA receives the funding needed ...
Florida Today21d
NASA's Bill Nelson praises agency's people, accomplishments during last days as administrator
Two days later on the Space Coast, an aspiring 29-year-old Melbourne attorney named Bill Nelson announced he would run for a Florida House seat in the upcoming Democratic primary. "Today ...
Remembering Jimmy Carter: ‘Pinnacle of public servant’, NASA Administrator says
The Carter Center announced that he died at his home in Plains, Ga. on Sunday, Dec. 29. He was 100. Most recently, NASA ...
How each member of the House voted on the Laken Riley Act
The House on Tuesday approved a GOP-led bill to require detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes.
ScienceAlert1d
NASA Considers Two Options For Mars Rock Retrieval in New Race With China
NASA announced Tuesday it may turn to Elon Musk's SpaceX or Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin to help reduce the soaring costs of ...