NASA proposes a faster, cheaper plan to bring Mars samples to Earth, aiming for delivery by the 2030s while cutting costs significantly.

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have found evidence of vast underground reservoirs of liquid water on Mars, hidden deep beneath the planet’s surface. This revelation comes from seismic data collected by NASA’s InSight lander,

Two new potential strategies for returning crucial samples from Mars to Earth by the 2030s are now on the table, according to NASA. The proposals present alternatives to the original Mars Sample Return program. Designed by NASA and the European Space ...

As the Trump administration returns to power, NASA faces a crossroads that could redefine its mission for decades to come.

An exploding budget and an unraveling schedule spell disappointment for NASA's mission to learn more about Mars's history.

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 hopes a revised plan will get Mars samples back to Earth faster and cost less than the agency's original plan.

NASA recently deemed this situation unacceptable. In April 2024, agency chief Bill Nelson announced that an overhaul of the MSR strategy is in the works, saying that NASA will seek innovative new ideas from its research centers, private industry and academia.

We have long been inspired by the idea that life could reside on Mars – human or otherwise. But fiction is getting closer to reality, says NASA’s former chief scientist, Jim Green. “NASA’s plan, in the long run,

NASA has announced two new approaches to the Mars sample return mission that could save billions of dollars and at least a year in the timeline.

NASA announced Tuesday that it is exploring two options to move forward with its mission to return samples from Mars at a lower cost.

In April, after an independent review found “near zero probability” of Mars Sample Return making its proposed 2028 launch date, NASA put out a request for alternative proposals to all of its centers and the private sector. JPL was forced to compete for what had been its own project.