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NASA and ESA want to bring Martian rocks to Earth. Here's what will happen to the samples once they get here
A mission will deliver rock and soil from Mars to laboratories on Earth in the 2030s. Mars Sample Return (MSR) is led by NASA ...
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The Moon’s Far Side Is Strangely Dry—Lunar Samples Suggest It’s Much More Parched Than the Side That Faces Earth
Chinese researchers analyzed the first-ever soil samples returned from the far side of the moon, but further samples will be ...
NASA confirms solar winds create water on the Moon — here’s what it means for future lunar missions
NASA-led research provides compelling evidence that the Sun plays a significant role in lunar water production. By simulating ...
Soil samples indicate the dark side of the moon could use a drink
Soil and rocks returned from the moon’s mysterious far side suggest it may be drier than the side constantly facing Earth, ...
NASA experiment shows solar wind might make water on the moon
Scientists have hypothesized since the 1960s that the sun is a source of ingredients that form water on the moon. When a ...
Soil from the moon's far side suggests drier conditions than the side facing Earth
Soil and rocks returned from the moon's far side suggest it may be drier than the side constantly facing Earth ...
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NASA scientists solve Moon’s Hydroxyl mystery about water formation
The lab test has provided compelling evidence that the detected OH is not a result of Earthly contamination but formed directly on the Moon when the solar wind collides with the lunar surface ...
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Soil samples indicate the dark side of the moon could use a drink
The Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Sen Hu said he and his team received 5 grams of soil samples, then selected ... the findings shouldn’t drastically alter NASA’s plans to send astronauts ...
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NASA and ESA Prepare to Bring Martian Rocks to Earth—A Game-Changing Mission for Space Exploration
In the 2030s, a groundbreaking mission led by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will bring samples of Martian rock and ...
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Rocket Lab Really (Really) Wants NASA to Pay It $4 Billion
NASA wants to commission a Mars Sample Return mission to retrieve soil and air samples collected by the Perseverance Rover on Mars. Multiple space companies are bidding on the work. Rocket Lab has ...
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NASA is testing spacesuit materials for future missions to Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover is testing spacesuit materials on Mars to help scientists design gear for future astronauts.