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NASA makes major announcement about Mars sample-return mission
4-16-2024 |
19
Major change is afoot regarding NASA's plans to return samples of Martian soil and rock to the Earth.
Scientists succeed in growing plants in soil from the Moon
5-23-2022 | 7
The Moon may seem to be a desolate, dead place - but that doesn't mean that things can't grow in its soil under the right conditions.
NASA is about to open a tube of lunar soil from 1972 for the first time
3-12-2022 | 3
The tube, which was collected by the crew of the Apollo 17 mission, has remained untouched for 50 years.
Dust and soil from asteroid Ryugu revealed
12-15-2020 | 5
Scientists in Japan have unveiled the contents of the Ryugu sample capsule which recently returned to Earth.
Dead mink are rising from the grave in Denmark
11-27-2020 | 12
Mink that have been culled and buried due to the coronavirus have started emerging from beneath the soil.
First 'murder hornet' nest found in the US
VIDEO 10-24-2020 | 44
A nest of enormous invasive wasp-like insects has reportedly been discovered for the first time on US soil.
NASA will pay you up to $25,000 for lunar soil
9-12-2020 | 8
The space agency has tasked private firms with the job of collecting and returning samples of soil from the Moon.
Revisited: the Loring AFB UFO incursions
8-29-2020 | 3
Back in 1975, a sensitive military base on US soil was visited by a number of objects on consecutive nights.
Live: SpaceX Crew Dragon launch 2nd attempt
VIDEO 5-30-2020 | 72
Join the livestream as Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken launch from US soil aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
ISS launch will be first from US soil in 10 years
4-19-2020 | 11
For the first time in almost a decade, astronauts are preparing to launch into space from American soil.
Mars sample return mission is in the works
9-17-2019 | 19
NASA and ESA are hoping to secure formal approval to return samples of Mars soil to the Earth for study.
NASA unveils new SpaceX and Boeing crews
VIDEO 8-3-2018 | 1
The nine astronauts will be embarking on the first manned launches from American soil since 2011.
NASA and ESA to work on Mars sample return
4-27-2018 | 8
The space agencies are working on a series of missions designed to return samples of Martian soil back to Earth.
Earthworms can reproduce in Martian soil
11-28-2017 | 28
The results of a recent experiment suggest that the soil on Mars is likely to be suitable for agriculture.
Mars may be a lot more toxic than we thought
7-7-2017 | 8
New research has shown that the Martian soil is quite an inhospitable environment for microbial life.
Vegetables grown on Mars should be edible
6-24-2016 | 4
Dutch scientists have replicated the soil on Mars to demonstrate that vegetables can be grown there.
Does life exist beneath the Martian soil ?
6-17-2015 | 12
Scientists have identified traces of methane inside space rocks that are thought to have come from Mars.
Large amounts of water found in Mars soil
9-29-2013 | 27
The Mars Curiosity rover has found a significant amount of water locked up inside soil samples.
Lunar mining now one step closer
2-25-2013 | 7
Researchers in Australia have developed a substance that closely resembles the soil found on the Moon.
Curiosity picks up first scoopful of Mars
VIDEO 10-9-2012 | 25
NASA's Curiosity rover has used its robotic arm to pick up a scoop of soil from the Martian surface.
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