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NASA to take a call on bringing rocks from Mars in 2026

Business Insider on MSN · 10h

NASA scrapped its $11 billion scheme to grab Mars rocks that may point to alien life. Now it has a faster, cheaper plan.

NASA's mission to return samples from Mars and potentially discover the first signs of alien life has a new timeline. The samples may arrive sooner.

CNN on MSN · 1d

NASA collected potential evidence of life on Mars. Now it’s pitching new plans to retrieve the cache

NASA has arrived at two ways of returning samples collected on Mars to Earth. Now, the agency will test the options to see if the cache can make it back in the 2030s.

The Associated Press on MSN · 22h

NASA proposes cheaper and quicker way to get Mars rocks and soil to Earth

NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars. Administrator Bill Nelson presented two options on Tuesday, less than two weeks before stepping down as NASA's chief.

Mars, NASA

Hosted on MSN · 16h

NASA to explore two landing options for returning samples from Mars

To maximize chances of successfully bringing the first Martian rock and sediment samples to Earth for the benefit of humanity, NASA announced Tuesday a new approach to its Mars Sample Return Program.

Space on MSN · 1d

NASA will announce update to Mars sample return plans today. Here's how to listen in

NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return program currently faces extreme costs of up to $11 billion and a timeline that could reach 2040.

Ars Technica · 15h

NASA defers decision on Mars Sample Return to the Trump administration

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson left a final decision on a new mission architecture to the next NASA administrator working under the incoming Trump administration. President-elect Donald Trump nominated entrepreneur and commercial astronaut Jared Isaacman as the agency's 15th administrator last month.

Live Science on MSN15h

The moon is about to 'swallow' Mars for 4 hours — and you can watch it from the US

On Jan. 13, bright Mars will disappear behind the full moon for several hours. It's the only lunar occultation of Mars ...

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Bruno Mars Breaks His Tie With Elton John And Adele

As “Die with a Smile” finally reaches the top of the Hot 100, Bruno Mars breaks a historic tie with both Elton John and Adele ...

Space on MSN2d

Springtime on Mars brings frost avalanches, gas geysers and explosions (photos)

"Springtime on Earth has lots of trickling as water ice gradually melts. But on Mars, everything happens with a bang," Serina ...

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NASA collected Mars rocks to haul to Earth. It still hasn’t decided how.

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

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Wildfire Photos Show Southern California Devastation—'Looks Like Mars'

Photos show homes and infrastructure in the affluent Californian neighborhood of Pacific Palisades have been destroyed as ...

Boise State Public Radio13h

With the holidays over, Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga and more stars flood the pop charts

Now that most Christmas songs and albums have been packed away into the proverbial attic, the pop landscape of the new year ...

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