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Donna Shirley was flying solo in her teens. By 1966, she was beginning a 30-year with NASA at the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), working on the first Mars mission and

The space agency formed a response team following the release of a scathing report in late September.

NASA is aiming to make a determination about the path forward for Mars Sample Return by the end of March 2024.

NASA is considering alternative ways to bring back samples from Mars after its budget and schedule for the sample return mission was deemed unrealistic in a recent report by an independent review board.

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captured this bit of ursine pareidolia on Dec. 12, 2022. While it resembles a bear we might see on Earth, this is

NASA's complex plan to return rocky samples from the Red Planet has faced scrutiny for increasing cost and delays.

NASA shared the discovery on X, prompting a wave of replies from space fans who joked that the crab-like rock was the remains of the Almighty Great Cosmic Crab.

As NASAs Perseverance rover inches along on Mars in search of hints of ancient life that may have once flourished there, scientists back home are honing their skill to identify such signs by studying

As NASA's Perseverance rover inches along on Mars in search of hints of ancient life that may have once flourished there, scientists back home are honing their skill to identify such signs by studying fossils of Earth's oldest lifeforms.

The number of space program launches is increasing, necessitating specialized power supplies for launch vehicles and deep space missions.