"To decide not to return them, or to put it off to an indefinite future time with human missions would be to take a major ...

The White House's 2026 budget request axes NASA's long-held plan to bring Mars samples to Earth for analysis. Here's why that ...

The White House’s proposal to cut NASA’s budget by nearly 25% drew criticism from industry and members of Congress, and ...

A casualty stemming from this projected budget bombshell is the Mars Sample Return (MSR) venture. In fact, MSR is tagged in the White House's proposed 2026 budget as "grossly over budget and whose ...

A House hearing about how NASA is dealing with the threat posed by asteroid impacts turned into a discussion about impacts of ...

On April 25, 2025, the White House Office of Management and Budget announced a plan that would slash NASA’s science program ...

NASA's overall budget, including science programs, faces cuts, with the Mars Sample Return mission slated for termination.

NASA is considering launching missions to Mars as early as next year in an effort to expedite its plan to land astronauts on ...

Trump’s budget generally left the Treasury Department alone — except for the IRS. The budget seeks to cut IRS funding by $2.5 ...

Observers say proposed cuts to science and other programs undermine increased funding for human space exploration efforts.

The Donald Trump administration's budget proposal has sparked concerns at NASA as it could lead to cancellation of several major missions. One of these missions is the Mars Sample Return which has ...