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Perseverance will leave ten tubes of Martian rock and other materials at a safe drop spot for possible trip off the red planet. Depositing the cores is an early step toward the first-ever Mars sample ...

China achieved a historic feat by bringing back the first-ever sample from the lunar far side in June. Its moon lander, Chang'e 6, used a robotic scoop and drill to collect approximately 5 pounds (2 ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover today completed the collection of the first sample of Martian rock, a core from Jezero Crater slightly thicker than a pencil. Mission controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion ...

Another day, another step closer to finding out whether life once existed on Mars. A new study suggests Mars rocks collected by NASA's Perseverance rover show signs of water — and where there was once ...

The first-ever samples from the far side of the Moon have touched down on Earth. China’s Chang’e 6 capsule landed on Tuesday in Inner Mongolia, carrying rocks that could confirm or debunk scientists’ ...

The moon has been a focal point for space research and exploration for years, yet we’re still far from fully understanding its origins. Take its age, for example – researchers have just discovered ...

Martian rock samples collected by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover show signs of key ingredients for life as we know it on Earth. The venerable Curiosity Rover drilled samples from Gale crater, the site of ...