On Wednesday, Dec. 29 (sol 306) Perseverance successfully cored and extracted a sample from a Mars rock. Data downlinked after the sampling indicates that coring of the rock the science team nicknamed ...

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The rover's advanced sample collection mechanism has become obstructed by some debris, and the team doesn't want to continue until it can get the rocks out of the way and ensure there is no damage to ...

After an independent review concluded NASA's plans to robotically collect and return rock and soil samples from Mars could cost up to $11 billion, NASA "pulled the plug" and is focusing on two options ...

The Perseverance rover attempted to collect its first sample of Mars last week, but it seems the red planet wasn't ready to cooperate. The Perseverance rover attempted to collect its first sample of ...