The Verge

NASA collected a sample from an asteroid for the first time — here’s why it matters

The OSIRIS-REx mission, launched in 2016, has collected as much as several hundred grams of asteroid material, which could help scientists understand the earliest stages of the Solar System. The ...
SpaceNews

Perseverance first sampling attempt comes up empty

A hole drilled in Martian rock by the Perseverance rover in its first attempt to collect a sample. Project scientists and engineers are trying to figure out why no material made it into the sample ...
SpaceNews

NASA Perseverance Mars Rover to Acquire First Sample

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. The six-wheeled geologist is ...
Space.com

NASA's 1st attempt to collect Mars samples with Perseverance rover comes up empty

The rover team is working to figure out what happened. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Perseverance rover's first ...
CNN

A long-awaited asteroid sample has landed in the US

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. An asteroid sample collected by NASA has ...
Ars Technica

NASA’s daring asteroid mission unfurls its sampling arm for the first time

NASA officials confirmed Friday that a test of a key component of the space agency’s mission to sample an asteroid was completed successfully. On Wednesday, for the first time in more than two years, ...
Business Insider

NASA can't find the Mars rock sample that the Perseverance rover drilled — it mysteriously disappeared

NASA has spent nine years and about $2 billion in its quest to drill and store samples of Martian rocks. The Perseverance rover was poised Friday to finally make that happen. The rover picked a rock ...