NASA's Perseverance Rover Snatched a Piece of an Alien World to Send It Back to Earth

NASA's Perseverance rover was assigned to collect a sample from one of the most ancient layers of exposed bedrock from the Jazero Crater on Mars. After a failed attempt, the car-sized rover finally got what it was after, and now NASA, together with the European Space Agency, plans to return the Martian sample to Earth. On September 1st, (continue reading...)