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NASA seeks a faster way to bring Mars samples to Earth
NASA proposes a faster, cheaper plan to bring Mars samples to Earth, aiming for delivery by the 2030s while cutting costs significantly.
NASA’s Mars Rover Mission to Bring Samples Back Home From the Red Planet Is at Risk
An exploding budget and an unraveling schedule spell disappointment for NASA's mission to learn more about Mars's history.
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.
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Our warming Earth: 2024 was hottest year on record, NASA says
"Once again, the temperature record has been shattered — 2024 was the hottest year since record keeping began in 1880."
NASA’s Next-Level Discovery: Webb Exposes Dazzling Interstellar Web of Dust
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the infrared glow of an ancient supernova's light echo, revealing unprecedented 3D details of interstellar dust and gas. The space between stars is filled with gas and dust,
On this date: U.S. Rep. Nelson launches onboard space shuttle Columbia
On this date in 1986, Congressman Bill Nelson launches onboard Columbia on the final successful shuttle flight before the Challenger disaster.
NASA exploring two lower-cost options to go forward with Mars Sample Return mission
NASA announced Tuesday that it is exploring two options to move forward with its mission to return samples from Mars at a lower cost.
What does the NASA administrator do? The agency’s leader reaches for the stars while navigating budgets and politics back on Earth
NASA administrators are also accountable to elected officials. Administrators are appointed by the president but must be confirmed by the Senate. Congress has a great deal to say about the budget that NASA gets each year. They also must authorize major programs, like the Artemis program, which aims to return the U.S. and its partners to the Moon.
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NASA collected potential evidence of life on Mars. Now it’s pitching new plans to retrieve the cache
The board’s assessment also pushed the expected return date of the samples from 2031 to 2040 — a delay that was “simply unacceptable,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson reiterated Tuesday.
NASA exploring 2 options to lower costs, speed up Mars Sample Return mission
NASA hopes a revised plan will get Mars samples back to Earth faster and cost less than the agency's original plan.
NASA proposes cheaper and quicker way to get Mars rocks and soil to Earth
(AP) — NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars, after seeing its original plan swell to $11 billion. Administrator Bill Nelson presented a revised scenario Tuesday, less than two weeks before stepping down as ...
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NASA punts Mars Sample Return decision to the next administration
The agency has settled on two potential strategies for the first effort to bring rock and soil from another planet back to Earth for study, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said Tuesday: It can ...