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The Perseverance has been filling collecting samples on Mars, awaiting the day when they will be taken back to Earth. But, if NASA does not have proper funding, the samples might never make it to Earth, writes Jonathan Lunine.

Northrop Grumman plans to lay off up to 1,000 employees at its Space Park facilities in Redondo Beach, California.

Though promising conceptually, Starship presents more questions than answers for NASA's Mars Sample Return needs.

OSIRIS-REx brought NASA double the sample it needed from asteroid Bennu.

News of layoffs at JPL are sending shudders through the space community. What does it mean for upcoming missions like Mars Sample Return?

A hiring freeze wasn't enough to avoid layoffs after NASA ordered cuts to the MSR mission. Some 530 employees and 40 contractors will lose their jobs.

A hiring freeze wasn't enough to avoid layoffs after NASA ordered cuts to the MSR mission. Some 530 employees and 40 contractors will lose their jobs.

The JPL director cited ongoing budget constraints and lack of a new federal budget.

The rover will have to continue exploring the Red Planet without its drone companion.

The Artemis II Moon mission would have been the highlight of this year in space exploration. NASA postponed it, so here's what we're left with