Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA's Mars Sample Return program has been effectively cancelled, meaning the best evidence of life on Mars could be trapped in ...

A significant round of layoffs has hit NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, affecting around 8% of its workforce, consisting of about 530 people in support and technical areas of the lab, NASA said. The ...

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NASA’s ambitious plan to bring Martian soil and rock samples back to Earth has been officially scrapped. The decision marks a ...

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: The NASA Mars Exploration Program." National Research Council. 2003. Assessment of Mars Science and Mission Priorities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.