In July 2023, a meteorite hunter found a 54-pound rock in Niger. They sent it to the Shanghai Astronomy Museum for analysis and experts determined the rock, dubbed NWA 16788, had likely broken away ...

In all, there are only 400 known Mars rocks on Earth, comprising less than 1% of all known space rocks on the Blue Planet.

A 54-pound meteorite from Mars is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for auction later this month at ...

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.

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.

Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth?

An analysis led by the University of Chicago of Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover data may explain why the planet was ...

It's possible that Mars' moons were originally asteroids that were captured by the planet's gravitational pull. There's also ...

New research shows how Mars may have undone its own habitability, while Earth stayed stable enough to support life.

"NWA 16788 is a discovery of extraordinary significance — the largest Martian meteorite ever found on Earth, and the most ...

NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return mission may get a reprieve from an unexpected source. Lockheed Martin has proposed a ...