So when some apparently biological carbon was dated to at least 3.95 billion years ago —making it the oldest remains of life ...

When Curiosity rolled its 1,982-pound body over a rock in May last year, the deposit broke open to reveal yellow crystals that took scientists by surprise. Read more at: <a href=" Image credits: ...

When NASA’s Curiosity rover ran over a rock on Mars, crushing it with its tires, the incident revealed an abundance of super rare sulfur crystals. The yellow crystals have never been seen on the Red ...

Crystal clouds on a distant world may shimmer like sun dogs, hinting at exotic optics shaped by heat, wind, and starlight.

"Lava planets are in such extreme orbital configurations that our knowledge of rocky planets in the solar system does not ...

The 311-gram space rock was discovered in 2023 and is known as the Northwest Africa 16286 meteorite — and based on the decay ...

Minerals, gemstones and fossils will be traded and sold Saturday during the Siouxland Gem and Mineral Society's 1st Annual ...

Patterns in ice and rock Imagine delicate frozen crystals on a windowpane during a cold day. What creates that pattern? When water freezes, its molecules begin clustering together.