ESA has taken a further step in preparing for participation in Mars Sample Return (MSR), the landmark mission to return samples from the Red Planet, with the announcement of the next phase of ...

NASA could get Mars samples back to Earth with a single launch of the Space Launch System rocket, Boeing says. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

After 20 years of planning, building, launching, and waiting, NASA finally accessed the last of the Bennu asteroid sample from the OSIRIS-REx sample retrieval mission, which returned to Earth this ...

May created stereoscopic images from the spacecraft's data to help the mission leader collect the sample Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers ...

The largest sample returned from an asteroid could contain insights into our solar system's past and the origin of life on Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...