NASA will hold a news conference on Wednesday at 11 a.m. EDT to talk about a rock sample from Mars. The sample was collected by the Perseverance rover last year. Scientists have studied it and will share what they found.
New Delhi, 11 Sep 2025
NASA will hold a news conference on Wednesday at 11 a.m. EDT to talk about a rock sample from Mars. The sample was collected by the Perseverance rover last year. Scientists have studied it and will share what they found.
Details of the News Conference
The news conference will be shown live on NASA's YouTube channel and website. People can watch it on different platforms, including social media. Reporters who want to ask questions by phone must tell NASA at least one hour before the event starts. They should email NASA to do this. Reporters who already signed up for the earlier phone-only event do not need to sign up again.
Information about the Mars Sample
The rock sample is called Sapphire Canyon. It was collected in July 2024 from rocky areas near Neretva Vallis. This is a river valley that was made by water flowing into Jezero Crater long ago. Since landing on Mars in February 2021, Perseverance has collected 30 samples. It still has six empty tubes to fill. The rover also studies rocks it does not sample by using a special tool. It has other tools too, like a weather station and pieces of spacesuit material.
Watch NASA's news conference on Wednesday at 11 a.m. EDT to learn more about the Mars rock sample. Follow The Rising News for more verified updates.
Updated 11 Sep 2025, 14:28 IST; source: link
