Scientists know that while some of these meteorites come from the Moon and Mars, the majority come ... and magnesium in the major minerals olivine and pyroxene. These silicate minerals are the ...

This event sparked the first serious investigation into the origins of meteorites. Find out more about the remarkable stories in the Treasures gallery. It's an age-old question: is there life on Mars ...

A REPORT of the discovery of olivine in the Orgueil carbonaceous meteorite 1 aroused considerable scepticism 2,3. The identification was based on selected area electron diffraction patterns ...

Dubbed "Atoko Point" after a similarly light-colored feature of the Grand Canyon, the speckled rock is likely made of the ...