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Experts push back against cancellation of NASA's Mars sample return project

"There are incredibly tantalizing samples in the Perseverance rover's cache that could revolutionize our understanding of ...
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Hayabusa2's Ancient Asteroid Samples Are the Most Pristine Ever Seen. Why That's a Big Deal

Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...
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Winning the Red Planet race: Returning Mars samples before China should be a top US priority, experts say

For astronaut safety and to bolster success of the human exploration to come later, NASA needs an end-to-end demonstration of ...
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NASA Mars Sample Return program faces opposition from planetary science community

NASA’s Mars Sample Return program faces opposition from planetary scientists following proposed cancellation, with concerns raised over Perseverance samples, future Mars missions, and international ...
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What to know about NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission

The samples could change what we know about the origins of the solar system. A seven-year-long NASA mission has come to an end with the first asteroid sample collected in space. This capsule, the size ...
The Hill

NASA shows off samples from near-Earth asteroid delivered by spacecraft — and there’s more to come

HOUSTON (KTVX) — If you can get a scientist to say “wow,” then you’re in pretty impressive territory. According to NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid researchers, they’ve been saying “wow” quite a bit since ...
Ars Technica

With NASA’s plan faltering, China knows it can be first with Mars sample return

China plans to launch two heavy-lift Long March 5 rockets with elements of the Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission in 2028, the mission’s chief designer said Thursday. In a presentation at a Chinese ...
Discover Magazine

Asteroid Bennu Samples Carry Mysterious Space Gum, Sugars, and a Ton of Stardust

Learn about the molecules and materials found in samples of asteroid Bennu, including sugars, space gum, and an abundance of stardust. The asteroid Bennu is full of surprises that keep on coming, each ...
Ars Technica

NASA wants a cheaper Mars Sample Return—Boeing proposes most expensive rocket

NASA is looking for ways to get rock samples back from Mars for less than the $11 billion the agency would need under its own plan, so last month, officials put out a call to industry to propose ideas ...
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Mars samples at stake as experts warn U.S. delays may benefit China

U.S. plans to return Mars samples face delays as China advances its own mission. Scientists and policymakers debate costs, timelines, and the role of sample return in future Mars exploration ...
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It’s Been 2 Months. Why Can’t NASA Open the Asteroid Sample Container?

In September, fragments of a near-Earth asteroid were carefully dropped off in the Utah desert. The space rocks hold clues to the origin of the solar system and can possibly answer crucial questions ...