Digital Trends

NASA needs a new approach for its challenging Mars Sample Return mission

NASA has shared an update on its beleaguered Mars Sample Return mission, admitting that its previous plan was too ambitious and announcing that it will now be looking for new ideas to make the mission ...
CNN

NASA rethinks plan to return rare Mars samples to Earth

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. NASA is seeking ...
SpaceNews

NASA to look for new options to carry out Mars Sample Return program

WASHINGTON — NASA will seek “out of the box” ideas in a bid to reduce the costs and shorten the schedule for returning samples from Mars. In an April 15 briefing, agency officials announced they would ...
UPI

NASA seeks faster, more affordable Mars sample return mission

June 4 (UPI) --NASA officials want a new Mars sample return mission plan that is faster, costs less and isn't as complex than one scrapped in April. The space agency doesn't want to wait until 2040 ...
Orlando Sentinel

NASA dumps pricey Mars Sample Return plan, seeks lower cost, faster timeline

NASA still wants to bring samples back from Mars being gathered by the Perseverance rover, but ballooning costs for the return trip to Earth under a limited budget that would force years of delays is ...
al.com

NASA finally cracks asteroid space sample canister: ‘It’s open!’

Late last year, a spacecraft containing samples of 4.6-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu landed safely in the desert after a 1.2-billion mile journey. There was only one little problem: NASA couldn’t ...
The Spokesman-Review

NASA finally figures out how to open a $1 billion canister

Late last year, a spacecraft containing samples of a 4.6-billion-year-old asteroid landed safely in the desert after a 1.2-billion mile journey. There was only one little problem: NASA couldn’t get ...
Yahoo

NASA finally opens OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample canister after freeing stuck lid

It's finally open. After months of anticipation, NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission has achieved a significant milestone by successfully accessing the treasure trove of asteroid material that the probe ...
SlashGear

These Researchers Finally Managed To Get Their Hands On NASA's First Asteroid Sample

In 2023, NASA made headline news when it returned its first sample from an asteroid. The OSIRIS-REx mission, launched in 2016, traveled away from Earth and toward the asteroid Bennu. It touched down ...
Salon

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future. NASA is calling on private companies for backup

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 ...
Business Insider

NASA is asking for help to retrieve Mars samples that could be the first evidence of alien life

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is collecting samples that could be evidence of ancient alien life. But NASA's Mars Sample Return mission to bring them to Earth will now cost $11 billion and take two ...
UPI

NASA seeks help from private companies for expensive Mars Sample Return mission

April 25 (UPI) --A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from $5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return ...