NASA’s Perseverance rover found large crystals of quartz with a high purity on Mars, which probably had to have formed in the ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover found pale rocks containing kaolinite on Mars, a mineral that forms in warm, wet conditions.

Research published late last year indicated “seismic discontinuities in the Martian crust” that scientists believe could be an indicator of liquid water under the Martian surface, raising the ...

Mars just dropped a surprise golden nugget —literally. Curiosity accidentally cracked open an ordinary-looking rock, only to ...

A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior.

A recent study of data from multiple missions shows the Red Planet may get its name from an iron mineral that formed when ...

Surrounded by green hills and beige rock, Lake Salda sits in what is sometimes called the Turkish Lake District, a great ...

Kaolinite is a soft, earthy, usually white, mineral produced by the chemical weathering of aluminium silicate minerals like ...

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These sulfate minerals can tell us a lot about Mars, such as its water history, and how it has weathered over time. Curiosity's view of the Gediz Valley channel. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has taken an unconventional approach to Martian exploration—smooshing a rock to reveal secrets ...

Lake Salda is more than a beautiful hidden gem, scientists believe this extraordinary body of water shares qualities with ...