Drilling two meters deep for sampling will be a world first,” said Hou Zengqian, China’s chief scientist on the Tianwen-3 ...

"Returning the scientifically selected samples that await us on Mars, as part of a balanced portfolio, will help to ensure ...

China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of competing U.S.-European efforts ...

The origin of life is one of the most fundamental and enduring questions of mankind and one of the three greatest Origin ...

NASA's Perseverance rover is digging deeper into Mars' geologic past as it begins grinding into rock surfaces to expose ...

China aims to launch the Tianwen-3 Mars mission by 2028, with sample return targeted for 2031, according to chief scientist ...

Found in the Sahara Desert, the space rocks contain some materials we haven’t detected on Mercury, but we’re not ruling it ...

Robotic arm and claw on Tianwen-3 uncrewed helicopter will retrieve larger rocks that may contain signs of life for study on ...

The US is granting $10 billion (8.5 billion) for Moon missions that go against what SpaceX boss Elon Musk hopes to see from ...

A Chinese team has detailed an innovative drone plan for acquiring Martian samples, incorporating measures to mitigate ...

There appears to be a volcano near Jezero crater on Mars and the Perseverance rover might already have samples from it that ...

The Perseverance rover finds a mysterious black rock on Mars, “Skull Hill,” which intrigues scientists because of its ...