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NASA’s Big Mars Update: How to Watch the Upcoming Sample Return Reveal

The space agency will provide a broadcast update on the marquee mission that is intended to recover samples of Martian rock for study on Earth.

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NASA will announce update to Mars sample return plans on Jan. 7. 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.

Can NASA's troubled Mars Sample Return mission be saved?

An independent review team is delivering a final report to NASA leadership to determine if the agency's Mars Sample Return mission is salvageable after facing scrutiny for its $11 billion budget.

NASA to Host Media Call Highlighting Mars Sample Return Update

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Nicky Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST, Tuesday, Jan. 7, to provide an update on the status of the agency's Mars Sample Return Program.

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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Ancient volcanic ash on Mars could offer new clues in search for extraterrestrial life

Researchers believe dark rocks at the site of a future Mars rover landing mission may be left over from ancient volcanic ...

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Mars Perseverance Rover's New 'Comet Geyser' Sample 'Great For Biosignature Studies'

NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars has collected its 24th sample of Jezero Crater. The 'Comet Geyser' sample is "great for ...

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Elon Musk Calls Out NASA’s Moon Ambitions: ‘We’re Going Straight to Mars’

NASA has plans to return humans to the moon with the Artemis mission—but Elon Musk’s preference for Mars could have influence ...

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Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' ‘Die With a Smile' Hits No. 1 After 20 Weeks on Songs Chart

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” has climbed to No. 1 on its 20th week on the Hot 100 songs chart. The ...

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Watch the Full Wolf Moon Gobble Up Mars on Jan. 13

January's full Wolf Moon will make Mars disappear, but it's only temporary. Watch for the red planet's vanishing act from the ...

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An Ice-Capped Crater Was Discovered on Mars. But Social Media Is Misrepresenting the Discovery

In late December 2024 and early January 2025, a photo circulated on multiple social media sites claiming to show an ...

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Mars’ Small Mass Still Puzzles Planetary Scientists

Mars’ strangely small mass still puzzles planetary scientists. Definitive answers as to why are still hard to come by.

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Mars Orbiter Captures a Winter Wonderland on Summertime Mars

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Express orbiter captured stunning views of a winter wonderland on Mars, but this isn’t ...

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Here's What Mars Retrograde in Cancer Means for Your Zodiac Sign

Mars leaves Leo and retrogrades back to Cancer on Jan. 6, a transit that celebrity astrologer Kyle Thomas tells PEOPLE can be ...

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Are Lady Gaga And Bruno Mars On Track To Finally Hit No. 1?

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' “Die with a Smile” ranks as the loftiest non-holiday song on the Hot 100 at the moment. What ...

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