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NASA and ESA Prepare to Bring Martian Rocks to Earth—A Game-Changing Mission for Space Exploration

In the 2030s, a groundbreaking mission led by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will bring samples of Martian rock and soil to Earth. These samples, gathered by NASA’s Perseverance rover from ...
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How NASA plans to return Martian sample to Earth

As NASA is set to land the Perseverance rover on Mars on Thursday, part of the rover’s mission is to take a sample of Martian soil and return it to Earth someday. While samples of the Moon have been ...
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In search of signs of life on Mars with China's sample return mission Tianwen-3

The origin of life is one of the most fundamental and enduring questions of mankind and one of the three greatest Origin Questions in the natural sciences. Recently, China officially launched its Mars ...

Giant string of organic molecules on Mars may be one of the best signs of life yet

A new NASA analysis concludes that it is "reasonable to hypothesize" that living things could have formed the odd organic ...

Molecules found in Martian rock hint at ancient life – new study

The discovery of the molecules was made with Nasa’s Curiosity rover, which examined a Martian rock named Cumberland. This is ...
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This Company Could Save NASA's Doomed Martian Sample Return Mission

Lockheed Martin is trying to position itself as a savior for many NASA missions currently facing the chopping block at the hands of the Trump administration. The administration has already detailed ...
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NASA Budget Cuts Could Have A Martian Silver Lining

With its active volcanism, Iceland is often used as a stand in for the surface of Mars. Iceland is an astrobiologist’s dream — rife with active volcanic landscapes, basaltic plains and lava tunnels ...