Fifty years ago, the last human set foot on the Moon. The Apollo 17 mission brought back a wealth of lunar samples, but some were left untouched until now. The UK’s National History Museum researchers ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. NASA's ...

NASA is checking to see if the rock core is where it's supposed to be, or if another sample has disappeared. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When ...

NASA confirmed Monday that its Perseverance Mars rover succeeded in collecting its first rock sample for scientists to pore over when a future mission eventually brings it back to Earth. "I've got it!

NASA’s Perseverance rover today completed the collection of the first sample of Martian rock, a core from Jezero Crater slightly thicker than a pencil. Mission controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion ...