NASA is weighing two options to return samples from Mars — one using proven technology and another that seeks help from industry. ... NASA decision on Mars Sample Return reboot slides to 2026.

Following Tianwen-2, China will launch: Tianwen-3 (2028): Mars sample return mission Tianwen-4 (2029): A Jupiter moon Callisto orbiting mission Venus atmospheric sample return and a Neptune probe ...

Considering we might not ever see the return of the samples gathered by the Mars Sample Return mission, scientists are looking for other ways to learn more about one of our closest neighbors.

After Tianwen-2, China will again go to Mars with the Tianwen-3 sample return mission, slated for launch in 2028. Tianwen, which means "questions to heaven," is the name given to China's program ...

Scientists stand to learn far more about the habitability, geologic history and presence of any signs of life on Mars through the sample return campaign than by sending humans to the surface.

Andy Weir’s bestselling story “The Martian” predicts that by 2035 NASA will have landed humans on Mars three times, perfected return-to-Earth flight systems and collaborated with the China National ...

The Mars Sample Return mission -- aimed at retrieving specimens collected by the Perseverance rover -- is among the biggest science projects on the chopping block.

The 2025 Humans to the Moon & Mars Summit (H2M2) will be held May 28 and 29 in Washington, D.C., ... Japan tests its Mars moon sample-return probe ahead of 2026 launch (photo) ...

The concept of terraforming Mars — transforming the planet's climate to support life as we know it — has long belonged to the realm of science fiction. But a new study argues that it's time to ...

China successfully launches Tianwen-1 Mars probe The 480 m-wide object, which was discovered in 2013, has six dust tails and has characteristics of both asteroids and comets. Tianwen-2 will not land ...