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NASA's Perseverance rover collects puzzle pieces of Mars' history

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover successfully collected its first pair of rock samples, and scientists already are gaining new insights into the region.After collecting its first sample, named "Montdenier" on September 6, the team collected a second, "Montagnac," from the same rock on September 8, according to a release by NASA.Analysis of the rocks from which the Montdenier and Montagnac samples were taken and from the rover's previous sampling attempt may help the science team piece together the timeline of the area's past, which was marked by volcanic activity and periods of persistent water."It looks like our first rocks reveal a potentially habitable sustained environment," said Ken Farley of Caltech, project scientist for the mission, which is led by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California."It's a big deal that the water was there a long time."The rock that provided the mission's first core samples is basaltic in composition and may be the product of lava ...

NASA confirms first Mars rock sample by Perseverance rover

NASA's Perseverance rover on Tuesday completed the collection of the first sample of Martian rock, a core from Jezero Crater slightly thicker than a pencil.

NASA's newest Mars rover snags first rock sample for return to Earth

NASA's newest Mars rover has successfully collected its first rock sample for return to Earth, after last month's attempt came up empty. The Perseverance rover's chief engineer, Adam Stelzner, called it a perfect core sample. "I've never been more happy to see a hole in a rock," he tweeted Thursday. A month ago, Perseverance drilled into much softer rock, and the sample crumbled and didn't get inside the titanium tube. The rover drove a half-mile to a better sampling spot to try again. Team members analyzed data and pictures before declaring success. Perseverance arrived in February at Mars' Jezero Crater believed to be the home of a lush lakebed and river delta billions of years ago in search of rocks that might hold evidence of ancient life. NASA plans to launch more spacecraft to retrieve the samples collected by Perseverance; engineers are hoping to return as many as three dozen samples in about a decade.

Launching into space? Not so fast. Insurers baulk at new coverage

The insurance dilemma underlines a greater problem: no one is cleaning up the mess in space

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin sues the US government over Nasa's decision

Blue Origin said its lawsuit filed in the US Court of Federal Claims on Friday is "an attempt to remedy the flaws in the acquisition process found in NASA's Human Landing System

Bezos sues NASA over awarding Moon lander contract to Musk

Billionaire Jeff Bezos space firm Blue Origin has sued US space agency NASA for picking Elon Musk-owned SpaceX for its prestigious $2.9 billion Moon lander programme.

NASA research facility in Ohio named for native son Neil Armstrong

A NASA research facility in Ohio has been renamed after astronaut Neil Armstrong, who was born in the state and returned shortly after he became the first man to walk on the moon

US watchdog rejects Blue Origin protest over NASA lunar contract

Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, said on Friday it remained convinced that there were "fundamental issues" with NASA's decision

Apollo 15 anniversary: 50 years ago, NASA put a car on the Moon

at the 50th anniversary of Apollo 15 some enthusiasts, historians and aut­hors are giving the lunar rover its due as one of the most enduring symbols of the American moon exploration programme

Nasa Perseverance Mars rover to acquire first sample of Martian rock

Nasa is making final preparations for its Perseverance Mars rover to collect its first-ever sample of Martian rock, which future planned missions will transport to Earth

Doing laundry in space: Nasa taps P&G to create detergent for astronauts

Nasa sends 160 pounds of clothing per cre­w member to the Inter­national Space Station per year.

The Cold War space odyssey

Bestselling author Stephen Walker has produced an utterly binge-worthy yet sobering history of spaceflight set against the biggest existential conflict of the 20th century

Order in space

International agreement will boost India's space capabilities

Nasa seeks proposals for 2 new private astronaut missions to ISS

The US space agency is seeking proposals for two new private astronaut missions to the International Space Station (ISS).

In space, on a joyride

In 2011, Space Adventures, a space tourism company that successfully sent seven clients to orbital journey, suggested the number of space tourists could reach 140 by 2020 but little changed since then

After 50-year hiatus, international space mining treaties are on the table

A dozen nations have signed on Artemis Accords, a NASA initiative that focuses on peaceful use of astronomical objects

Nasa has announced two missions to Venus, here's why that's exciting

The two ambitious missions will launch between 2028 and 2030

New Zealand becomes latest country to sign space agreement with NASA

New Zealand announced on Tuesday that it was the latest country to sign a space agreement with NASA, just as its nascent space industry begins to take off

Smoke signals

Farm fires are likely to exacerbate this year

Alpha Design gets tech from Isro for its oxygen concentrators

Indian defence firm had earlier won a Nasa contract for ventilators