"Returning the scientifically selected samples that await us on Mars, as part of a balanced portfolio, will help to ensure ...

NASA's Perseverance rover is digging deeper into Mars' geologic past as it begins grinding into rock surfaces to expose ...

China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of competing U.S.-European efforts ...

A Chinese team has detailed an innovative drone plan for acquiring Martian samples, incorporating measures to mitigate ...

President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget request, if approved by Congress, would kill many of NASA’s plans for robotic ...

The proposed national US budget for 2026 contains a few nasty surprises for NASA, and some serious disappointments—among them ...

Widespread proposed budget cuts have left the US space agency facing an uncertain future at the same time as NASA’s intended new leader has been withdrawn by the Trump administration ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover examines a complex Martian rock, collects rare minerals, and sets a new driving record.

The Perseverance rover finds a mysterious black rock on Mars, “Skull Hill,” which intrigues scientists because of its ...

The origin of life is one of the most fundamental and enduring questions of mankind and one of the three greatest Origin ...

While US President Donald Trump and his former best pal, Elon Musk, were having a very public spat, the US Senate fired back with its response to NASA's proposed budget cuts. Big rockets = good.

Proposed Trump cuts to NASA programs will be felt most in Oklahoma City and Norman and will take years to correct if implemented ...