Most meteorites that have reached Earth come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. But we have 1,000 or so meteorites that come from the moon and Mars. This is probably a result of ...

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York on Wednesday, while a juvenile dinosaur skeleton ...

A week after March Madness concludes, Meteorite Madness commences on the campus of Calvin University. On April 15, Calvin is inviting the public out to its Bruce Dice Mineralogical Museum to see rare ...

Of the more than 74,000 known meteorites – rocks that fall to Earth from asteroids or planets colliding together – only 385 or so stones came from the planet Mars. It’s not that hard for scientists to ...

NEW YORK — For sale: A 54-pound (25-kilogram) rock. Estimated auction price: $2 million to $4 million. Why so expensive? It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth. Sotheby’s in New York will ...

NEW YORK (AP) — For sale: A 54-pound (25-kilogram) rock. Estimated auction price: $2 million to $4 million. Why so expensive? It's the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth. Sotheby's in New York ...

Auction house Sotheby's will be hosting its annual Natural History sale in New York City on July 16, which features "...a carefully curated selection of dinosaur and non-dinosaur fossils, meteorites, ...

(CN) — Martian meteorites not only enhances our understanding of Mars but also offer valuable comparisons to Earth’s geological history, aiding future exploration and research on both planets, ...

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York on Wednesday. But a rare young dinosaur skeleton ...

Mercury seen by Nasa’s Messenger spacecraft on the left. On the right, there’s an approximation of Mercury’s true colour as might be seen by the human eye. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University ...