A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get them back to Earth.

The proposals present alternatives to the original Mars Sample Return program ... 2031 to 2040 — a delay that was “simply unacceptable,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson reiterated Tuesday. The agency will decide between the newly proposed strategies ...

NASA hopes a revised plan will get Mars samples back to Earth faster and cost less than the agency's original plan.

NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars, after seeing its original plan swell to $11 billion. Administrator Bill Nelson presented a revised scenario ...

An exploding budget and an unraveling schedule spell disappointment for NASA's mission to learn more about Mars's history.

For centuries, we have been gazing into space with fascination, dreaming of travelling to distant planets. To make these plans a reality, NASA is working on a project that could facilitate our journey to Mars,

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.

NASA announced Tuesday that it is exploring two options to move forward with its mission to return samples from Mars at a lower cost.

The agency is starting down two different paths toward the samples' return, but only one will bring the red rocks home.

Bringing Martian rock and soil samples to Earth is among the top priorities of planetary scientists. By studying fresh rocks up close with the latest, most powerful instruments in their laboratories,

A European service vehicle would help return the cigar-sized samples. The second option uses new commercial capabilities to deliver the lander payload to the surface of Mars. Read: Wekiva Island hosts craft beer and wine festival that offers attendees unlimited sips and samples

(NASA via AP) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars, after seeing its original plan swell to $11 billion. Administrator Bill Nelson presented a revised scenario Tuesday, less than ...