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 ...
National Geographic news

Mars rover grabs first rock sample, a major step in hunt for alien life

NASA’s Perseverance rover will cache this pristine sample and others for return to Earth, which will “change everything for Mars science.” NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has collected its first sample ...
SlashGear

These Researchers Finally Managed To Get Their Hands On NASA's First Asteroid Sample

In 2023, NASA made headline news when it returned its first sample from an asteroid. The OSIRIS-REx mission, launched in 2016, traveled away from Earth and toward the asteroid Bennu. It touched down ...
Newsweek

NASA Mars Photos Show How Perseverance Rover Made History by Collecting First Martian Sample

NASA's Perseverance rover has completed an important part of its historic mission on Mars, by collecting a sample of rock from beneath the surface of the Red Planet in a first for humans. The sample, ...