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AN INTERSTELLAR space rock zooming through our solar system may be the oldest comet ever seen by humans, according to researchers. The mysterious cosmic object was discovered last week, and is ...
A 54-pound meteorite from Mars is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for auction later this month at ...
In all, there are only 400 known Mars rocks on Earth, comprising less than 1% of all known space rocks on the Blue Planet.
Scientists created a simulation showing that early Earth still retained chemical traces of its igneous youth, 4.5 billion years ago.
The largest-known piece of Mars to be found on Earth will be up for bid and could be sold for up to $4 million at auction.
Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.
The crater in Western Australia was identified as the oldest in the world earlier this year, but new research suggests the ...
Normally, younger rocks are deposited above older ones, forming predictable geologic layers. In the North Sea, this process ...
New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...
Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.
Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest – but an independent analysis shows they might be off by ...
Lynas could turn attention to Brazil's ionic clay deposits as it seeks to mine more heavy rare earths, lighting a fire under ...