NASA has awarded a contract to Rocket Lab to study alternative concepts for Mars Sample Return (MSR), joining several other efforts to improve the cost and schedule of the program.

The more scientists study the Red Planet, the more they find unusual objects and patterns scattered across Mars' surface.

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Earlier last month, Perseverance spotted a Zebra-stripped rock that the mission team nicknamed Freya Castle, after the famous ...

A suspect has been taken into custody in connection with a Le Mars homicide investigation. Le Mars police officers say ...

Rocket Lab ( RKLB -2.27%) keeps raking in contracts. Yesterday, the company announced that NASA has hired it to propose a ...

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In late July, the Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) transmitted laser data across 290 million miles from the Psyche ...

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NASA's Curiosity rover, currently exploring Gale crater on Mars, is providing new details about how the ancient Martian climate went from potentially suitable for life -- with evidence for widespread ...

High cocoa prices mean U.S. candy companies will sideline pricey chocolates for gummies, licorice and flavored crèmes for tirck-or-treaters.