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The Mars Ascent Vehicle will bring back samples from the Red Planet that are currently being collected by the Perseverance rover.

NASA has test-fired rocket motors as part of the development of an ascent vehicle designed to launch samples off the surface of Mars.

NASA is planning to deliver the first samples of Martian material to Earth, which could shed light on the question of whether life existed on the Red Planet.

A new Pew survey found that 60% of the U.S. public believes the space agency should prioritize planetary defense.

NASA's plans to retrieve samples of soil from Mars and fly them back to Earth is in deep trouble with a Senate committee on Wednesday offering $300 million for the plan for the fiscal year 2024, well short of the $949 mi

The House Committee is recommending a $25 billion budget for 2024, which is $2 billion shy of what the space agency had requested.

NASA is likely to face some serious money issues in the upcoming year that could affect the space agency’s science program, but not its Artemis Moon plans. At the same time, NASA’s wildly expensive Mars Sample Return mission is now under some very serious Senatorial scrutiny, with its future potentially in doubt.

The Mars Sample Return mission is complicated, and there's only room for thirty samples. How can scientists decide which ones come home?

China has released more details about its Tianwen-3 mission, which is set to deliver Mars samples back to Earth before any other country.

NASA's Mars Sample Return mission is at risk of being delayed over a lack of funding as the space agency is requesting for additional budget to push through the timeline.