Articles on Mars sample return

April 30, 2024

Nasa’s planned mission to retrieve rocks from Mars is in trouble – but it’s a vital step to sending humans to the red planet

Yang Gao, King's College London

New ideas will be key to making the mission happen after a report criticised its timescale and cost.

April 30, 2024

Chris Impey, University of Arizona

It’s not easy to collect rocks on a budget when the rocks are 140 million miles away.

April 22, 2024

John Bridges, University of Leicester

There’s anxiety among space scientists following Nasa’s decision to rethink sample return mission from Mars.

John Bridges
Professor of Planetary Science, University of Leicester
Chris Impey
University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
Yang Gao
Professor of Robotics, Head of Centre for Robotics Research, King's College London