Webb reveals a sample of galaxies with unusual features, nicknamed 'Platypus'

After combing through NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's archive of sweeping extragalactic cosmic fields, a small team of ...
Space.com

NASA has more than twice the asteroid Bennu samples it could have hoped for from OSIRIS-REx probe

The once inaccessible sample container has been fully opened, and NASA has released the numbers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.
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Perseverance Mars rover snags 11th rock sample

NASA's Perseverance rover has grabbed another rock that may contain clues as to whether there was life on Mars. Officials with the Mars mission announced the milestone briefly Monday (Aug. 1) on ...
CNN

NASA rethinks plan to return rare Mars samples to Earth

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. NASA is seeking ...
Gizmodo

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 ...
SpaceNews

Venus atmosphere sample return noted in China’s long-term space science roadmap

HELSINKI — China has unveiled a long-term roadmap to guide its space science programs up to 2050, including a mission to collect a sample of the Venusian atmosphere. The Chinese Academy of Sciences ...
Digital Trends

OSIRIS-REx mission returns asteroid sample to Earth in NASA first

NASA has succeeded in returning its first sample of an asteroid to Earth, as the OSIRIS-REx mission released its capsule containing a sample taken from the asteroid Bennu early this morning. The ...
SpaceNews

India approves moon sample return, Venus orbiter, space station module and reusable launcher

An LVM-3 rocket carrying the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft lifts off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on July 14, 2023. Credit: ISRO HELSINKI — The Indian government has given approval to a number of major ...
Live Science

NASA is locked out of its OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample because of 2 faulty fasteners

NASA is struggling to open a capsule containing precious asteroid samples from the OSIRIS-REx mission. Luckily, there is plenty of material to study on the outside of the container. When you purchase ...
Flying

Rocket Lab Takes Jab at NASA With Release of Mars Sample Return Plan

Rocket Lab proposed a Mars Sample Return (MSR) plan costing under $4 billion and aiming for sample return by 2031, significantly cheaper and faster than NASA's projected timelines. NASA's MSR program ...
Ars Technica

NASA is commissioning 10 studies on Mars Sample Return—most are commercial

NASA announced Friday that it will award contracts to seven companies, including SpaceX and Blue Origin, to study how to transport rock samples from Mars more cheaply back to Earth. The space agency ...