A complex project aimed at retrieving rock and dirt samples from Mars has long been a top priority for NASA, with proponents arguing the mission could answer the age-old question of whether life once ...
To date, humans have only returned samples to Earth from a few other bodies in the solar system: the Moon, asteroids Itokawa, Ryugu, and Bennu, and the tailings of comet Wild 2. Mars Sample Return is ...
Humanity is poised to take a giant leap forward in what we know about Mars, Earth, and the prospect of life on another planet. Mars Sample Return is a joint project between NASA and the European Space ...