Congressional supporters of the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission have buckled to pressure from the Trump administration to ...

NASA has provided a long-awaited update on the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission, and the news isn't good. Major changes are coming to the program, but we don't know quite what those changes are yet—no ...

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from ...

U.S. plans to return Mars samples face delays as China advances its own mission. Scientists and policymakers debate costs, timelines, and the role of sample return in future Mars exploration ...

HELSINKI — China is on course to launch its Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission in 2028, according to the mission’s lead. Liu Jizhong, chief designer of Tianwen-3, provided an update on the mission ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover is currently trundling across the surface of Mars, gathering specially selected samples of rock for return to Earth in the coming years by the ambitious Mars Sample Return ...

A NASA review board raised concerns around the Mars Sample Return mission’s budget, scheduling and organization. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.