Technical personnel work at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing on June 2. China's Chang'e-6 touched down on the far side of the moon and collected samples for the first time in history, ...

A Congressional bill restores funding for most NASA space science missions, but there is no money for returning samples ...

A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get them back to Earth. For years, the U.S. space agency's Perseverance rover has ...

In recent years, Kid Rock’s commentary has garnered more headlines than his music. However, one Kid Rock song will forever be a weird footnote in the history of classic rock. The song in question ...

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’ ...

Both samples, slightly wider than a pencil in diameter and about six centimeters long, are now stored in sealed tubes in the rover's interior.

NASA has announced plans to create a lab specifically designed to study the Martian rock samples that Perseverance has been gathering from the Jezero Crater on the Red Planet. We have known for ...

NASA confirmed Monday that its Perseverance Mars rover succeeded in collecting its first rock sample for scientists to pore over when a future mission eventually brings it back to Earth.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Martian rock samples collected by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover show signs of key ingredients for ...

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 ...