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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Bacteria found in asteroid sample – but they're not from space
But these microbes almost certainly came from Earth rather than outer space, say researchers. This contamination serves as ...
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Bringing Mars to Earth: solving Mars Sample Return
NASA’s Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission promises to fill significant gaps in our understanding of the universe and propel humanity forward in a new phase of the space race. Exploring the cosmos ...