A rare Mars rock and a young dinosaur skeleton were sold at a New York auction. The Mars rock, found in the Sahara, fetched over $5 million...

Sotheby's "Geek Week" auction in New York showcases a diverse collection of rare and significant items. Highlights include a Ceratosaurus s...

Sotheby’s New York will auction a 54-pound Martian meteorite and a juvenile Ceratosaurus skeleton during Geek Week 2025. The meteorite, NWA...

A massive Martian meteorite is set to be auctioned at Sotheby's in New York. The meteorite, named NWA 16788, weighs 54 pounds. It is consid...

Of the over 74,000 known meteorites on Earth, only around 385 originate from Mars. Scientists can determine that these meteorites come from...

Mars is currently the most popular exploration target to search for evidence of life elsewhere. Yet little is known about its early history...

Christie’s 'Deep Impact: Martian Lunar and Other Rare Meteorites' is an online-only sale of rare meteorites.

The latest contention, of course, bolsters the panspermia theory that comet-borne primitive life forms fell on Earth four billion years ago...

New York, Feb 2 (IANS) Examining a Martian meteorite found in Africa, scientists have uncovered evidence of at least two billion years of v...

The finding confirms that some of the longest-lived volcanoes in the solar system may be found on the red planet.

Washington, Sep 30 (IANS) Chemistry in the surface material on Mars contributed dynamically to the make-up of its atmosphere over time, a s...

In a clue to possibility of life below the surface of Mars, a team of researchers has discovered traces of methane in Martian meteorites.

Before Black Beauty, all the Martian rocks found on Earth were classified as SNC meteorites (shergottites, nakhlites, or chassignites).

Mars' atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide but contains some ozone, said Shaheen, who investigated the process of oxygen isotope exchange.

This discovery helps resolve the question of where the "missing Martian water" may have gone.

Scientists argue that carbon could have been deposited into the fissures of the rock when it was still on Mars by the infiltration of fluid.

These lighter and heavier forms, or isotopes, of argon exist naturally throughout the solar system.