Video: Chinaβs Changβe-6 Far Side of the Moon Launch NYT: Science By: Katrina Miller 3 May 2024 at 12:04 If successful, the Changβe-6 mission will be the first in history to return a sample from a part of the moon that we never get to see from Earth. Β© Hector Retamal/Agence France-Presse β Getty Images
NASA Seeks βHail Maryβ for Mars Sample Return Mission NYT: Science By: Kenneth Chang 15 April 2024 at 20:46 The agency will seek new ideas for its Mars Sample Return program, expected to be billions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule. Β© NASA/ESA/JPL-CaltechAn artistβs conception of multiple robotic vehicles teaming up to return samples of rocks and soil, collected from the Martian surface by NASA's Mars Perseverance rover, to earth.