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This article only obliquely mentions in the last paragraphs, but there's a parallel Chinese program that recently brought back samples from the moon, and will a
by peri-cl 11d ago
This article only obliquely mentions in the last paragraphs, but there's a parallel Chinese program that recently brought back samples from the moon, and will attempt Mars sample return, launching in 2028,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianwen-3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianwen-3
It's not that there will be no Mars sample retrieval for humanity; it's rather that NASA has (?) given up on being the one to do it first.
- reaperducer 11d agoit's just that NASA has given up on being the one to do it first. No need to. Mars delivers: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/arts/who-owns-this-chunk-of-mars-jeanine-pirro-says-america-does-now.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/arts/who-owns-this-chunk-...
- notabee 11d agoAnyone wanting to be involved in the future of scientific research should probably start learning Mandarin. We're going the way of the Soviets, where political officers will quash any science that doesn't fit their ideology. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/trump-planning-to-hand-veto-power-over-nih-grants-to-political-appointee/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/trump-planning-to-ha...