The mystique of Mars has been studied for centuries. The fourth planet from the sun is reminiscent of a rich, red desert and features a rugged surface challenging to traverse. While several robotic ...

Any vehicle traversing the rocky terrain on Mars needs a sturdy set of wheels. NASA’s Perseverance rover, for example, sports ...

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

The company has outlined its proposed architecture to return martian rock and dust samples to Earth for research.

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

American space agency NASA announced it is looking at two ways of landing hardware on Mars for the Sample Return mission, ...

NASA has decided it's going to pursue parallel missions to attempt to retrieve samples of rock on Mars collected by rovers.

NASA is weighing two options to return samples from Mars — one using proven technology and another that seeks help from ...

NASA sees two paths for saving its beleaguered plan to retrieve materials from the Red Planet but won’t choose between them ...

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