Life on Mars? Europe commits to groundbreaking mission to bring back rocks to Earth
Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 10:50
in Astronomy & Space
It will be one of the most daunting, complicated and, potentially, scientifically rewarding missions ever undertaken to the red planet. Ministers at a recent meeting of the European Space Agency (ESA) have fully committed to plans to collect samples from the surface of Mars and return them to Earth, in a joint effort with NASA. Official approval for the NASA budget to cover this mission is anticipated early next year.