Japan's JAXA lifted off the Martian Moons Exploration probe on Oct. 19, beginning a five‑year journey to study and return samples from Phobos and Deimos.
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Japan’s Martian Moons Exploration spacecraft lifted off on an H3 rocket, beginning a $578 million mission to collect at least 10 g of material from Phobos and return it to Earth by 2031.
NASA’s Perseverance rover has sealed a leopard‑spotted rock that could hold evidence of ancient life, but the Mars Sample Return program has been cancelled, leaving the sample on the Red Planet.
NASA's Perseverance rover discovered that rocks along Jezero crater’s margin are volcanic, yet they record at least three distinct wet events, reshaping ideas about ancient Martian water.
NASA's Perseverance rover uncovered igneous rocks that interacted with water multiple times in Jezero Crater, reshaping ideas about Mars' ancient climate and habitability.
NASA plans to launch three miniature rotorcraft to Mars in 2028, each equipped with a flexible antenna that resembles a tiny cape, to probe the planet’s shallow subsurface for water ice.
NASA has selected 41 proposals from 37 American companies to advance technologies for long-term lunar presence and human Mars exploration. These partnerships leverage NASA's resources to mature commercial space solutions.
NASA and Relativity Space are forming a public-private partnership to advance Mars science. NASA will provide instruments, while Relativity Space handles spacecraft and launch.