Australian man’s gold nugget turns out to be rare meteorite
An Australian man’s potential gold discovery has turned out to be something far rarer and more scientifically valuable:…
Moon-Forming Protoplanet Theia Originated from Inner Solar System, New Research Suggests
The Moon formed from a giant impact of the proto-Earth with the ancient protoplanet Theia. In a new…
NASA’s Perseverance rover spots unusual iron-nickel rock that could be a ‘visitor’ to Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover has discovered an unusual iron- and nickel-rich rock on Mars that scientists believe may be…
Perseverance rover spots mysterious ‘visitor from outer space’ rock on Mars surface after 4 years
NASA’s Perseverance rover may have stumbled on a visitor from outer space – a strange, shiny rock on…
In a first, NASA’s Perseverance finds an exotic rock on Mars
NASA’s official logo (Image source: NASA) NASA’s Perseverance rover found an unusually shaped rock called “Phippsaksla” on top…
Moon dust from Chang’e-6 mission reveals asteroids carried water to Earth
In a discovery that could rewrite what we know about where water comes from and the building blocks…
Solar system ‘time capsule’ meteorite hunt underway in Scotland
Hikers in Scotland are being asked to assist scientists in a “race against time” to recover fragments of…