Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. See how the Sample Transfer Arm for the Mars Sample Return mission will work in this animation. Credit: ESA/NASA Why are NASA's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two spacecraft are seen in this simulation near the moon, connected to one another. China's Chang'e 6 mission continues to make ...

The robotic arm is integral to the Mars Sample Return Program, a joint venture between NASA and ESA that's seeking to return Martian samples to Earth in 2033. Reading time 2 minutes The Mars Sample ...

MGISTP-3000 from MGI is considered a benchtop automated sample transfer processing system. It combines tube decapping, barcode identification, tube recapping, automated liquid transfer, and negative ...

The years-long delay of the NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission leaves astrobiologists —- indeed most of humanity —- longing for some sort of next level closure on whether Mars ever had ...

Handling air-sensitive materials such as lithium-ion battery compounds or reactive metals presents a significant challenge for researchers. Even short exposure to ambient atmosphere during sample ...