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Olympus Mons is a giant volcano on Mars, three times as high as Everest and as wide as France.

Once returned to Earth in 2033, the samples will join those gathered by the Apollo astronauts at the Moon and those from other destinations.

Material collected by the Perseverance rover will be handled at the Mars Sample Receiving Project office at NASAs Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Astrobiology involves the search for telltale signs of life, potentially habitable worlds, and attempts to answer the question of how life arose on Earth.

NASA Perseverance rover's new Mars image excites many "Star Wars" fans. Is this metal tube a lightsaber?

NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover snags its first dirt sample in the Red Planet. NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover has successfully collected its first-ever dirt sample from the rocky surface of the Red Planet.

NASA's Mars rover was not able to seal a sample due to the dust from Mars. NASA's Perseverance has run into some trouble. It has drilled into Mars and collected its 14th rock sample, but the rover's system isn't able to seal the tube that held the sample nicknamed "Mageik.

NASAs Curiosity rover is still exploring the Martian surface and looking for signs of life on Mars. We explore the rover in more detail here.

It has been 64 years since NASA started working as the American civil space program and the global leader in space exploration. Anadolu Agency gathered

NASA Perseverance shows off its laser capabilities by etching the letter L on Mars. NASA aims to bring tiny rock samples collected by the Perseverance rover back to Earth for study.