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NASA scrapped its $11 billion scheme to grab Mars rocks that may point to alien life. Now it has a faster, cheaper plan.

NASA's mission to return samples from Mars and potentially discover the first signs of alien life has a new timeline. The samples may arrive sooner.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

NASA proposes cheaper, quicker way to get Mars rocks and soil to Earth

NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars. Administrator Bill Nelson presented two options on Tuesday, less than two weeks before stepping down as NASA's chief.

The New York Times · 1d

NASA Will Let Trump Decide How to Bring Mars Rocks to Earth

The Mars Sample Return effort was billions of dollars over budget and not expected to return to Earth with its samples until 2040.

Boise State Public Radio · 1d

NASA hedges its bets on costly Mars rock mission

NASA and the European Space Agency are planning to return some of these precious rock samples to Earth, the culmination of a decades-long dream to retrieve pristine rocks from Mars. The ambitious, multi-billion-dollar effort,

FOX 11 Los Angeles on MSN · 1d

NASA pitches cheaper, faster plan to bring Mars samples to Earth

NASA has unveiled two revamped plans to bring Mars samples to Earth in the 2030s, reducing costs by nearly half from its initial $11 billion proposal while expediting the timeline.

NASA’s Answer to Mars Sample Return Problem

Ars Technica · 7h

NASA defers decision on Mars Sample Return to the Trump administration

NASA officials had an earlier plan to bring the Mars samples back to Earth, but the program slammed into a budgetary roadblock last year when an independent review team concluded the existing architecture would cost up to $11 billion —double the previous cost projection— and wouldn't get the Mars specimens back to Earth until 2040.

The Independent on MSN · 19h

Mars samples that could help us find alien life are stuck there until at least 2035, NASA says

Dozens of samples of rock and sediment collected from Mars that could be used to detect ancient microbial life could be returned to Earth as soon as 2035 and as late as 2039, depending on the course of the next few months, NASA announced Tuesday.

Space on MSN · 1d

NASA will announce update to Mars sample return plans today. Here's how to listen in

NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return program currently faces extreme costs of up to $11 billion and a timeline that could reach 2040.

Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga and more stars flood the pop charts

Boise State Public Radio · 5h

With the holidays over, Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga and more stars flood the pop charts

Now that most Christmas songs and albums have been packed away into the proverbial attic, the pop landscape of the new year is coming into focus.

Billboard · 1d

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars’ ‘Die With a Smile’ Tops Streaming Songs Chart for the First Time

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' "Die With a Smile" reaches No. 1 for the first time on Billboard's Streaming Songs chart.

Yahoo · 1d

Which 2024 Hits Might Follow Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars’ ‘Die With a Smile’ to No. 1 in 2025?

This week's Five Burning Questions looks at the first new No. 1 of 2025, with a song that's been in the top 10 for months already.

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The moon is about to 'swallow' Mars for 4 hours — and you can watch it from the US

On Jan. 13, bright Mars will disappear behind the full moon for several hours. It's the only lunar occultation of Mars ...

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NASA collected potential evidence of life on Mars. Now it’s pitching new plans to retrieve the cache

NASA has arrived at two ways of returning samples collected on Mars to Earth. Now, the agency will test the options to see if ...

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Bruno Mars Breaks His Tie With Elton John And Adele

As “Die with a Smile” finally reaches the top of the Hot 100, Bruno Mars breaks a historic tie with both Elton John and Adele ...

Space on MSN2d

Springtime on Mars brings frost avalanches, gas geysers and explosions (photos)

"Springtime on Earth has lots of trickling as water ice gradually melts. But on Mars, everything happens with a bang," Serina ...

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Here's What Mars Retrograde in Cancer Means for Your Zodiac Sign

Mars leaves Leo and retrogrades back to Cancer on Jan. 6, a transit that celebrity astrologer Kyle Thomas tells PEOPLE can be ...

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Wildfire Photos Show Southern California Devastation—'Looks Like Mars'

Photos show homes and infrastructure in the affluent Californian neighborhood of Pacific Palisades have been destroyed as ...

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