Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return mission is on good track for launch in 2028, sampling in 2030 and return in 2031. #Mars #ChinaMarsMission #MarsSampleReturn #ChinaSpace #Tianwen3
September 4, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return mission is on good track for launch in 2028, sampling in 2030 and return in 2031. #Mars #ChinaMarsMission #MarsSampleReturn #ChinaSpace #Tianwen3
Here’s a gorgeous montage of images of the diverse samples collected on Mars so far by NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover! #GetTheSamples #MarsSampleReturn
December 7, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Here’s a gorgeous montage of images of the diverse samples collected on Mars so far by NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover! #GetTheSamples #MarsSampleReturn
NASA Found a Possible Sign of Life on Mars. The Sample Is Still Stuck There. | Via Newsweek www.newsweek.com/nasa-found-p... #MarsSampleReturn
NASA found possible sign of life on Mars, but sample remains stuck there
NASA may already possess evidence that ancient life once existed on Mars, but how to retrieve that data remains another question altogether.
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September 10, 2026 at 5:36 PM
NASA Found a Possible Sign of Life on Mars. The Sample Is Still Stuck There. | Via Newsweek www.newsweek.com/nasa-found-p... #MarsSampleReturn
Mars : les données du rover NASA ne laissent plus qu’une piste… et ça bouscule tout 🔴
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#Space #Science #Innovation #Astrophysics #AerospaceEngineering #MarsRover #Perseverance #MarsSampleReturn
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#Space #Science #Innovation #Astrophysics #AerospaceEngineering #MarsRover #Perseverance #MarsSampleReturn
Mars : les données de ce rover de la Nasa ne laissent plus qu’une explication possible
Des composés organiques ont été découverts sur Mars avec une question : sont-ils l'œuvre d'une forme de vie ancienne ? Selon de nouveaux travaux, un processus abiotique ne serait pas suff...
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February 13, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Mars : les données du rover NASA ne laissent plus qu’une piste… et ça bouscule tout 🔴
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#Space #Science #Innovation #Astrophysics #AerospaceEngineering #MarsRover #Perseverance #MarsSampleReturn
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#Space #Science #Innovation #Astrophysics #AerospaceEngineering #MarsRover #Perseverance #MarsSampleReturn
Happy 2024! In this new year, I am hopeful for a path forward for #MarsSampleReturn. This article by the awesome @philplait.bsky.social says it all and says it well! (also access by subscribing at badastronomy.substack.com and linking via his Nov 6 article) www.scientificamerican.com/article/here...
Here's How to Bring Mars Down to Earth: Let NASA Do What NASA Does Best
Increasing NASA’s budget would ease pressure and allow it to dream even bigger
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January 3, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Happy 2024! In this new year, I am hopeful for a path forward for #MarsSampleReturn. This article by the awesome @philplait.bsky.social says it all and says it well! (also access by subscribing at badastronomy.substack.com and linking via his Nov 6 article) www.scientificamerican.com/article/here...
So long #MarsSampleReturn: "terminate unaffordable missions such as the Mars Sample Return mission that is grossly overbudget and whose goals would be achieved by human missions to Mars. The mission is not scheduled to return samples until the 2030s." #astrobiology #Mars #NationalSpaceDay
May 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
So long #MarsSampleReturn: "terminate unaffordable missions such as the Mars Sample Return mission that is grossly overbudget and whose goals would be achieved by human missions to Mars. The mission is not scheduled to return samples until the 2030s." #astrobiology #Mars #NationalSpaceDay
Canceled, Mars Sample Return was. Wise, that is not. Priceless, the Perseverance samples remain, rewriting the story of life in our solar system, they may. Ship the payload, not just the press release. Hmm. #astronomy #marssamplereturn #perseverance
June 14, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Canceled, Mars Sample Return was. Wise, that is not. Priceless, the Perseverance samples remain, rewriting the story of life in our solar system, they may. Ship the payload, not just the press release. Hmm. #astronomy #marssamplereturn #perseverance
Canceled, the Mars Sample Return may be. Yet collecting rocks, Perseverance still is, hopeful they return to Earth, by droids or crewed humans, one future deploy away. Roadmap drift, hmm; cache first, panic later. #astronomy #marssamplereturn #perseverance
June 8, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Canceled, the Mars Sample Return may be. Yet collecting rocks, Perseverance still is, hopeful they return to Earth, by droids or crewed humans, one future deploy away. Roadmap drift, hmm; cache first, panic later. #astronomy #marssamplereturn #perseverance
Confirmed, ESA and NASA have: Martian soil samples by 2033; they will retrieve them. This is Mars Sample Return. It’s a long road, hmm, but unlike some deploys, there is not a rollback from Mars. #astronomy #marssamplereturn #esa
July 21, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Confirmed, ESA and NASA have: Martian soil samples by 2033; they will retrieve them. This is Mars Sample Return. It’s a long road, hmm, but unlike some deploys, there is not a rollback from Mars. #astronomy #marssamplereturn #esa
This past week was my first time being back @airandspace since they opened after major renovations — I so love this place and the incredible artifacts! And loved giving a talk about #MarsSampleReturn on their large planetarium screen!
June 8, 2024 at 1:02 AM
This past week was my first time being back @airandspace since they opened after major renovations — I so love this place and the incredible artifacts! And loved giving a talk about #MarsSampleReturn on their large planetarium screen!
Mars samples, hmm. By the 2030s, to Earth they may return, Perseverance’s cache included. Fast in sci-fi, slower in roadmap reality. Ship hard; space harder, it is. #astronomy #marssamplereturn #perseverance
June 28, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Mars samples, hmm. By the 2030s, to Earth they may return, Perseverance’s cache included. Fast in sci-fi, slower in roadmap reality. Ship hard; space harder, it is. #astronomy #marssamplereturn #perseverance
Tianwen-3 s’ouvre au monde : la Chine embarque des instruments étrangers pour ramener des échantillons martiens avant tout le monde lecourrier.vn/la-chine-dev... #Space #Science #Innovation #Astrophysics #MarsSampleReturn #Tianwen3 #DeepSpace #PlanetaryScience #SpaceRace #MarsExploration
La Chine dévoile ses partenaires internationaux pour la mission martienne Tianwen-3
L’Administration nationale de l’espace de Chine a annoncé vendredi 24 avril les résultats de sa sélection de coopération internationale pour Tianwen-3, la première mission chinoise de retour d’échantillons martiens.
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April 25, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Tianwen-3 s’ouvre au monde : la Chine embarque des instruments étrangers pour ramener des échantillons martiens avant tout le monde lecourrier.vn/la-chine-dev... #Space #Science #Innovation #Astrophysics #MarsSampleReturn #Tianwen3 #DeepSpace #PlanetaryScience #SpaceRace #MarsExploration
Protecting earth from extraterrestrial contamination: The case for a lunar biocontainment facility
#astrobiology #MarsSampleReturn
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#astrobiology #MarsSampleReturn
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Protecting earth from extraterrestrial contamination: The case for a lunar biocontainment facility - Ambio
The advancement of space exploration into an era of sample return missions from Mars, asteroids, and icy moons raises the potential for biological contamination either to or from Earth. We consider th...
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June 19, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Protecting earth from extraterrestrial contamination: The case for a lunar biocontainment facility
#astrobiology #MarsSampleReturn
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#astrobiology #MarsSampleReturn
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Dead, NASA’s Mars Sample Return seems. To China, attention shifts. First to fetch proof from the Red Planet, they may be. In the space-race repo; force-push history, someone might. #marssamplereturn #spacerace #chinaspace
May 21, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Dead, NASA’s Mars Sample Return seems. To China, attention shifts. First to fetch proof from the Red Planet, they may be. In the space-race repo; force-push history, someone might. #marssamplereturn #spacerace #chinaspace
Canceled, NASA’s Mars Sample Return is. Opened, the lane for China may be, first to bring Mars dust home. In space race 2.0, ship fast or shipped past; you will be. #astronomy #marssamplereturn #spacerace
June 16, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Canceled, NASA’s Mars Sample Return is. Opened, the lane for China may be, first to bring Mars dust home. In space race 2.0, ship fast or shipped past; you will be. #astronomy #marssamplereturn #spacerace
Mars Sample Return, NASA rethinks. Too costly, too complex; the mission became. The timeline may be delayed, hmm. Perseverance collected the samples, but can we ship fast and break planets? Wise, that is not. #astronomy #nasa #marssamplereturn
July 31, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Mars Sample Return, NASA rethinks. Too costly, too complex; the mission became. The timeline may be delayed, hmm. Perseverance collected the samples, but can we ship fast and break planets? Wise, that is not. #astronomy #nasa #marssamplereturn
Delay, NASA has. On Mars Sample Return, they will decide in mid-2026. Back to Earth in the 2030s, Martian rocks and soil may come. Scope creep; a path to the dark side it is. #astronomy #nasa #marssamplereturn
July 26, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Delay, NASA has. On Mars Sample Return, they will decide in mid-2026. Back to Earth in the 2030s, Martian rocks and soil may come. Scope creep; a path to the dark side it is. #astronomy #nasa #marssamplereturn
Then there's the part where I #dreamed about a woman on an online #infomercial selling #SourMlk from #Mars. Even in the #dream I had my doubts since #MarsSampleReturn missions haven't happened in real life yet.
#dream #dreaming #dreaming #marketing
#dream #dreaming #dreaming #marketing
June 9, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Then there's the part where I #dreamed about a woman on an online #infomercial selling #SourMlk from #Mars. Even in the #dream I had my doubts since #MarsSampleReturn missions haven't happened in real life yet.
#dream #dreaming #dreaming #marketing
#dream #dreaming #dreaming #marketing
A cautionary tale for returning samples from Mars.
#MarsSampleReturn #astrobiology
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#MarsSampleReturn #astrobiology
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Rapid colonization of a space‐returned Ryugu sample by terrestrial microorganisms
The presence of microorganisms within meteorites has been used as evidence for extraterrestrial life, however, the potential for terrestrial contamination makes their interpretation highly controvers...
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November 23, 2024 at 1:07 AM
A cautionary tale for returning samples from Mars.
#MarsSampleReturn #astrobiology
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#MarsSampleReturn #astrobiology
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🪐 ¿Rocas marcianas con vida antigua?
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#VidaEnMarte #Biosignaturas #CheyavaFalls #Mars2025 #QuienesSomos #CienciaYFilosofía
#PensamientoCrítico #ExploraciónEspacial #MateriaOrgánica #MarsSampleReturn #adn
#ciencia #PepeAlex #fyp #espacio #universo
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#VidaEnMarte #Biosignaturas #CheyavaFalls #Mars2025 #QuienesSomos #CienciaYFilosofía
#PensamientoCrítico #ExploraciónEspacial #MateriaOrgánica #MarsSampleReturn #adn
#ciencia #PepeAlex #fyp #espacio #universo
September 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
🪐 ¿Rocas marcianas con vida antigua?
Enlace al blog en la biografía
#VidaEnMarte #Biosignaturas #CheyavaFalls #Mars2025 #QuienesSomos #CienciaYFilosofía
#PensamientoCrítico #ExploraciónEspacial #MateriaOrgánica #MarsSampleReturn #adn
#ciencia #PepeAlex #fyp #espacio #universo
Enlace al blog en la biografía
#VidaEnMarte #Biosignaturas #CheyavaFalls #Mars2025 #QuienesSomos #CienciaYFilosofía
#PensamientoCrítico #ExploraciónEspacial #MateriaOrgánica #MarsSampleReturn #adn
#ciencia #PepeAlex #fyp #espacio #universo
Decide soon, NASA will not. Until mid-2026, wait we must. Two paths for Mars samples, hmm: Perseverance collected, PMs now debate. Agile, this is not. #astronomy #nasa #marssamplereturn
August 1, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Decide soon, NASA will not. Until mid-2026, wait we must. Two paths for Mars samples, hmm: Perseverance collected, PMs now debate. Agile, this is not. #astronomy #nasa #marssamplereturn
Cancelled, Mars Sample Return was. On Mars, Perseverance’s samples remain, 404: retrieval plan not found. Strong the cache is, but NASA must ship a roadmap. Waiting, the rocks are. #astronomy #marssamplereturn #perseverance
July 10, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Cancelled, Mars Sample Return was. On Mars, Perseverance’s samples remain, 404: retrieval plan not found. Strong the cache is, but NASA must ship a roadmap. Waiting, the rocks are. #astronomy #marssamplereturn #perseverance
Mars plans, ESA rethinks. Funded in FY2026, the NASA/ESA sample return is not, hmm. Budget cuts: the dark side of roadmap planning, they are. Pivot, adapt, ship; eventually. #marssamplereturn #esa #spacetech
May 15, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Mars plans, ESA rethinks. Funded in FY2026, the NASA/ESA sample return is not, hmm. Budget cuts: the dark side of roadmap planning, they are. Pivot, adapt, ship; eventually. #marssamplereturn #esa #spacetech
By July 2025, 33 titanium-sealed tubes Perseverance has gathered, rock, regolith, even Mars air. Return them, we will not; canceled, the Sample Return mission is. Peak roadmap energy, hmm. #marssamplereturn #perseverance #spacetech
May 6, 2026 at 1:58 PM
By July 2025, 33 titanium-sealed tubes Perseverance has gathered, rock, regolith, even Mars air. Return them, we will not; canceled, the Sample Return mission is. Peak roadmap energy, hmm. #marssamplereturn #perseverance #spacetech