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These nearly invisible crystals could rewrite what we know about the early Solar SystemMoon impact 3.5 billion years ago reveals hidden Solar System history through tiny mineral grains. The discovery shows asteroid bombardment...- This Asteroid Wasn’t Just a Rock, It Was Once a Salty, Watery World Holding Clues to LifeSamples from asteroid Bennu show clear signs of ancient liquid water. Scientists found minerals formed from salty water evaporation, indica...
- He tried breaking a strange rock with a hammer, drill and acid, it turned out to be a 4,60,00,00,000-year-old space travellerMaryborough Meteorite: A man searching for gold in Australia instead unearthed a 17-kilogram meteorite, estimated to be 4.6 billion years o...
- An auto holy grail: Motors that don't rely on Chinese rare earthsAutomakers are urgently seeking alternatives to rare-earth metals, primarily sourced from China, due to supply chain vulnerabilities and ge...
- Largest piece of Mars rock goes for $5.3 million, but baby dinosaur fossil grabs attention at Sotheby’s auction; details insideA 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 Auction: Biggest Martian rock on Earth goes on sale. Here’s how it came to EarthSotheby’s New York will auction a 54-pound Martian meteorite and a juvenile Ceratosaurus skeleton during Geek Week 2025. The meteorite, NWA...
- The biggest piece of Mars ever found on Earth is about to hit the auction blockA 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...
- Man thinks rock is gold, turns out to be ancient meteorite worth lot moreDavid Hole’s unwavering curiosity led to the discovery of the Maryborough meteorite, a 4.6-billion-year-old relic from space, found in Vict...
- We've found the first ever ‘shocked' zircon crystal from Mars. It provides a new view on a critical aspectMars is currently the most popular exploration target to search for evidence of life elsewhere. Yet little is known about its early history...
- Primordial lightning strikes may have helped life emerge on EarthUntil now, it was widely thought that meteorites that bombarded early Earth were primarily responsible for the presence of "bioavailable" p...
- First human fossil Luzia gutted in Brazil museum fire: All about the priceless itemThe skull was buried under more than 40 feet of mineral deposits and debris.
- Researchers find rare mineral in plants for first timeLondon, March 6 (IANS) In a first, researchers have discovered on alpine plants a rare mineral that holds potential as a new material for i...
- Earth, Moon formed from similar materials: studyAnomalies in the elements provided "fingerprints" to recreate the formation process, helping to establish "genetic ties" between planetary ...
- Rare meteorites challenge our understanding of solar systemThe term 'extinct' was used because of its unusual composition, different from all known groups of meteorites and because it originated fro...
- Rare meteorites challenge solar system's historyLondon, Jan 24 (IANS) After analysing minerals from 43 rare meteorites that landed on Earth 470 million years ago, a team of scientists pro...
- Indian-origin astronomer spots tiniest asteroidNew York, Dec 1 (IANS) Using data from four different telescopes, a team of astronomers led by an Indian-origin researcher has reported tha...
- Asteroids make bizarre diamonds on Earth: StudyAsteroid impacts on Earth may give rise to rare, structurally bizarre diamonds on our planet, a new study suggests.
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