Allegation: A NASA photo originally shows “otherworldly debris” on Mars. Evaluation: Rating: Wrongly written Context: While the photo is real, it shows the NASA lander’s aeroshell (thermal shielding protective shell) initially ejected from Earth, not “in other words debris” as posts on social media misleadingly claim. A phenomenon described by some as “otherworldly debris on… Read More »
The Mars Sample Return, a critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, is in trouble. Its budget has grown from $5 billion to more than $11 billion, and the sample return date could fall from the end of this decade to 2040. This mission will be the first to attempt to return… Read More »
The Mars Sample Return, a critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, is in trouble. Its budget has grown from $5 billion to more than $11 billion, and the sample return date could fall from the end of this decade to 2040. The mission will be the first to attempt to return… Read More »
An artist’s rendering of a Mars sample return mission. NASA is preparing to deliver its response to this challenging report released last September by the Mars Sample Return Independent Review Board, including implementing next steps for the program. On Monday, April 15, NASA shared his recommendations for a path forward for the agency’s costly Mars… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. NASA is looking for innovative methods that could help retrieve samples collected by the Perseverance rover on Mars in the future. The rover, which landed on Mars in February 2021, is collecting samples from Jezero… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. NASA is looking for innovative methods that could help retrieve samples collected by the Perseverance rover on Mars in the future. The rover, which landed on Mars in February 2021, is collecting samples from Jezero… Read More »
NASA announced Monday that it is revising its Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission plans due to the estimated cost and long wait time for samples to return to Earth. The mission’s goal was to collect samples of rock, soil, atmosphere and loose surface material and send them back to Earth via the Mars Perseverance rover.… Read More »
Mars’ rusty red surface may have given it its famous “Red Planet” status, but it also appears that thousands of white rocks are strangely scattered across the Martian floor. NASA’s Patience The robotic geologist Rover, which has been exploring Jezero Crater since early 2021, surprised scientists when it delivered images of more than 4,000 light-toned,… Read More »