NASA's plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts ...
Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...
"There are incredibly tantalizing samples in the Perseverance rover's cache that could revolutionize our understanding of ...
For astronaut safety and to bolster success of the human exploration to come later, NASA needs an end-to-end demonstration of ...
In a stunning reversal for planetary science, NASA’s high-profile Mars mission to bring rock samples back to Earth has been ...
HOUSTON (KTVX) — If you can get a scientist to say “wow,” then you’re in pretty impressive territory. According to NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid researchers, they’ve been saying “wow” quite a bit since ...
NASA’s Mars Sample Return program faces opposition from planetary scientists following proposed cancellation, with concerns raised over Perseverance samples, future Mars missions, and international ...
In September, fragments of a near-Earth asteroid were carefully dropped off in the Utah desert. The space rocks hold clues to the origin of the solar system and can possibly answer crucial questions ...
Learn about the molecules and materials found in samples of asteroid Bennu, including sugars, space gum, and an abundance of stardust. The asteroid Bennu is full of surprises that keep on coming, each ...