The “Largest Piece of Mars on Earth” just sold at auction for about $5.3 million— $5,296,000, to be exact. Popular Science ...

This meteorite, affectionately dubbed NWA 16788, isn’t just any space rock, though. At a stunning $5.3 million, not only did ...

On Wednesday, Sotheby’s will auction off a chunk of rock believed to have originated on Mars for an anticipated 2 to 4 ...

The odds of this getting from there to here are astronomically small,” Sotheby’s vice chairman of science and natural history Cassandra Hatton said moments before the gavel fell on a rock that ...

Lab-made Martian dust. Credit: A. Valantinas.© ZME Science This Mineral Is What Makes Mars Red — And It Shows the Planet Was Once Cold and Wet© ZME Science ...

These minerals exist widely on Mars, making up 4% to 8% of Martian soil. They're also embedded in the planet's layered sediments and cemented within sandstones and siltstones.

"Models predict that carbonate minerals should be widespread, but, to date, rover-based investigations and satellite-based orbital surveys of the Martian surface have found little evidence of ...

“Sulphate minerals exist with different amounts of water in most regions on Mars and allow us to understand how water moved around the planet, which is key to understanding its past habitability ...

WASHINGTON — A mineral called siderite found abundantly in rock drilled by a NASA rover on the surface of Mars is providing fresh evidence of the planet's warmer and wetter ancient past when it ...

“Our findings provide a methodological framework for detecting biosignatures [evidence of life] in Martian sulfate minerals, potentially guiding future Mars exploration missions,” Youcef ...

Now, researchers have identified minerals in Martian rock samples that provide clues about how the red planet’s climate—and habitability—changed billions of years ago (Science 2025, DOI: 10. ...