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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.

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NASA Torn Over Two Plans To Bring Mars Rocks To Earth, Why It Matters

NASA torn over two plans to bring rock samples from Mars: recreating a previous rocket method or getting a lander from a commercial company.

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Mars rock samples may contain evidence of alien life, but can NASA get them back to Earth?

NASA will explore two different strategies for fetching Mars rocks collected by the Perseverance rover, and there's a chance these samples contain evidence of alien life.

Boise State Public Radio · 1d

NASA hedges its bets on costly Mars rock mission

NASA has decided it's going to pursue parallel missions to attempt to retrieve samples of rock on Mars collected by rovers.

The Salt Lake Tribune · 2d

NASA’s plans to get Mars rocks delivered to the Utah desert are changing

Bringing Martian rock and soil samples to Earth is among the top priorities of planetary scientists. By studying fresh rocks up close with the latest, most powerful instruments in their laboratories,

NASA confirms 2024

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NASA confirms 2024 as hottest year on record

NASA confirms that 2024 was the warmest year on record, with temperatures 2 degrees F higher than the 20th-century average. NASA announced that Earth's average surface temperature in 2024 was the highest ever recorded.

KCEN TV · 21h

2024 warmest year on record, NASA confirms

Global temperatures rose 2.30 degrees Fahrenheit above NASA's 20th-century baseline (1951-1980), topping the record set in 2023. NASA researchers estimate the planet was about 2.65 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the mid-19th century average (1850-1900).

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

You just lived through the hottest year on record. Again.

Scientists on Friday confirmed that 2024 was the first to surpass a dangerous warming threshold of 1.5 Celsius that nations had pledged not to cross.

What does the NASA administrator do? The agency’s leader reaches for the stars while navigating budgets and politics back on Earth

NASA administrators are also accountable to elected officials. Administrators are appointed by the president but must be confirmed by the Senate. Congress has a great deal to say about the budget that ...

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NASA mulls new strategies for Mars sample return mission

NASA has announced potential plans to retrieve rock samples from Mars. Scientists aim to investigate whether extraterrestrial ...

NASA exploring two lower-cost options to go forward with Mars Sample Return mission

NASA announced Tuesday that it is exploring two options to move forward with its mission to return samples from Mars at a ...

Outgoing NASA administrator urges incoming leaders to stick with Artemis plan

After a long career as a politician from Florida, former astronaut Bill Nelson has served as NASA's administrator for the ...

Gov. DeSantis proposes moving NASA headquarters to Florida's Space Coast

CAPE CANAVERAL - A proposal by Gov. Ron DeSantis to relocate NASA's headquarters from Washington D.C. to the Kennedy Space ...

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NASA decision on Mars Sample Return reboot slides to 2026

NASA is weighing two options to return samples from Mars — one using proven technology and another that seeks help from ...

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DeSantis proposes NASA headquarters in Florida, lauds new space consortium

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants NASA to relocate its headquarters from Washington, D.C., to the Kennedy Space Center in ...

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