A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get them back to Earth.
During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump said he wants 'American astronauts' on Mars. Where does a future Mars mission currently stand?
"America is leading humanity back to the Moon, onward to Mars, and into a golden age of space exploration," Nelson wrote,
In a letter to his replacement, outgoing NASA leader Bill Nelson emphasizes the agency’s activities ‘transcend the length of a single administration.’
NASA proposes a faster, cheaper plan to bring Mars samples to Earth, aiming for delivery by the 2030s while cutting costs significantly.
Bill Nelson has stepped down as NASA administrator, ending a half-century of public service. Janet Petro is now the agency's interim chief.
Earlier this month, outgoing NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other agency officials presented two possible plans for the mission, known as Mars Sample Return, for the incoming administration.
"These samples have the potential to change the way we understand Mars, our universe, and – ultimately – ourselves," Nelson said in a statement. To ensure that the goal of returning Mars ...
The Houston company is one of nine — including major names like Blue Origin — that received a contract in January.
Changes to the schedules of the crewed Artemis II and Artemis III missions to the moon have been announced by NASA. The agency say they will not send astronauts back to the surface of the moon until September 2026, at the latest.
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are conducting a spacewalk outside the International Space Station to remove degraded hardware and swab for microorganisms.
By Alimat Aliyeva The American private company Blue Origin has announced its next flight of the New Shepard rocket, whi