Massive Mars meteoroid strike that set off 'marsquake' helps NASA understand Red Planet's crust and core - NASA researchers ...

Arrival in early-to-mid December 2028 would place the spacecraft at Mars during northern hemisphere spring, providing ...

Once in Mars orbit, the sample container would be collected by the European Space Agency and returned to Earth for detailed laboratory analysis. NASA originally hoped to launch the MSR mission ...

The Mars Sample Return mission has been ranked as the highest priority by planetary scientists, who hope to find signs of ancient life on Mars.

Then, the orbiter will head back to Earth and ... China has declared an interest in also returning samples from Mars. The country’s Tianwen-3 mission might launch in 2028 to retrieve the Martian ...

ESA is revolutionizing access to Mars with its LightShip initiative, focusing on small, cost-effective spacecraft. This new ...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) celebrated its 100th mission, highlighting the reliability of the PSLV with 62 ...

The mission's next steps would be the launch ... propel itself out of Mars’ orbit and carry the sample the rest of the way to Earth, according to NASA.

A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get ...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) celebrated its 100th mission, with ambitions to achieve another 100 in the next ...

But the distance between Earth and Mars is constantly changing as they orbit the sun ... Earth (or vice versa): Michael Khan is a Senior Mission Analyst for the European Space Agency (ESA).