On the night of May 3, a green fireball illuminated the skies over Cache Valley. Jason Trump, a NASA solar system ambassador, ...

China’s Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is set to launch this month, May 2025, en route to the asteroid Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3). The country could join the United States and Japan, whose space ...

Cornell University's Professor Karin Olson Hoal is visiting science agency CSIRO for six months to shed light on sphalerite.

Sphalerite is a very cool mineral. It is a beautiful, complex and diverse zinc sulfide (ZnS) mineral that also hosts a ...

Evidence is mounting that a secret lies beneath the dusty red plains of Mars, one that could redefine our view of the red ...

Geologists have found that an ancient meteorite hit Scotland 200 million years later than previously thought, which has massive implications for the geological history of the region and some of the U.

A meteorite impact in Scotland happened 990 million years ago, not 1.2 billion as previously thought, possibly influencing ...

Recent papers published in Nature and Nature Astronomy found life’s building blocks on a near-Earth asteroid named Bennu.

The family-friendly show will take place at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center in Edison from Wednesday, May 14 ...

Hundreds of people reported seeing a huge purple-green fireball streak over several Western states Saturday night. The ...

It is about the same size, contains similar rocks and minerals, and is not too much farther out from the Sun. Because Mars and Earth share so many features, scientists have long wondered whether Mars ...

Scenic City Gem and Mineral Show concluded today, leaving attendees with a glimpse of nature’s finest treasures.