NASA's Perseverance rover cored and stored the first sample of the mission's newest science campaign on Thursday, March 30. With each campaign, the team explores and studies a new area. On this one, ...

The sample is currently in a titanium tube on Mars and is the first of what will become a sample depot of Martian rock. By Laura Baisas Published Dec 22, 2022 1:00 PM EST Add Popular Science (opens in ...

In its first-ever citizen science project, The Times is encouraging readers to go birding and help researchers gather data on the avian world. By Alan Burdick and Elaine Chen Alan Burdick is an editor ...

Capstone projects are academic semester-long experiences for students nearing graduation. Student teams complete a substantial data science project that solidifies knowledge gained in the classroom ...

During his final months as the chief of NASA’s science programs last year, there was one mission Thomas Zurbuchen fretted about more than any other—the agency’s ambitious plan to return rocks from ...

Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a nonprofit organization focused on space science and technology, is proud to announce that it has received an award valued at $13 million spanning a ...

A “selfie” taken by the Perseverance Mars rover as it examines Cheyava Falls, an arrowhead-shaped rock in the center that contains potential biosignatures of past Martian life. Credit: ...

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory laid off 100 contractors last week and will scale back part of the first-ever effort to bring pieces of Mars to Earth, after a cost-cutting order from NASA that lawmakers ...

Update: A minibus spending package passed by the House of Representatives on January 8, 2026, effectively cancels the Mars Sample Return program by eliminating almost all funding for future missions.

BOULDER, Colorado — The existing NASA-European Space Agency effort to establish a Mars Sample Return program is slated to be discontinued. That's the word according to the Commerce, Justice, Science, ...