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NASA has revealed where samples collected on Mars will be handled once they make it back to Earth. The space agency just announced the launch of its Mars Sample Receiving Project office at Johnson ...

Responding to an independent review of NASA's ambitious Mars Sample Return mission, agency officials said Monday they will seek fresh ideas from agency engineers, researchers and the private sector to ...

NASA assigned Perseverance rover to collect a sample from one of the most ancient layers of exposed bedrock from the Jazero Crater on Mars. After a failed attempt, the car-sized rover finally got what ...

Second time's the charm. Sample tube 266 contains the rover's first rock, which NASA hopes to bring back to Earth on future missions for further study. Reading time 2 minutes For the Perseverance Mars ...

The office will be located at Johnson Space Center in Houston. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA has revealed where samples ...