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Asteroid rocks may hold secrets to the origin of the solar system

ASTRONOMY
Early Sunday morning, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft released a container that subsequently landed in Utah containing material from Bennu, a carbon-rich asteroid in the solar...

Iron-rich rocks unlock new insights into Earth’s planetary history

EARTH
Visually striking layers of burnt orange, yellow, silver, brown and blue-tinged black are characteristic of banded iron formations, sedimentary rocks that may have prompted...

In-situ observations of marine sedimentary rocks suggest ancient northern ocean on Mars

MARS
An international research team led by Professor Long Xiao from the School of Earth Sciences of China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) has discovered the...

Scientists make ‘disturbing’ find on remote island: plastic rocks

EARTH
There are few places on Earth as isolated as Trindade island, a volcanic outcrop a three- to four-day boat trip off the coast of...

Why are most rocks on Earth much younger than the planet itself?

ASTRONOMY
The rocks on Earth are not all the same age. In fact, most are significantly younger than the planet itself. The oldest sections of...

Possible organic compounds found in Mars crater rocks

MARS
A study published in Science analyses multiple rocks found at the bottom of Jezero Crater on Mars, where the Perseverance rover landed in 2020,...

How did Earth avoid a Mars-like fate? Ancient rocks hold clues

MARS
Approximately 1,800 miles beneath our feet, swirling liquid iron in the Earth's outer core generates our planet's protective magnetic field. This magnetic field is...

Rocks unravel the secrets of the Earth’s magnetic field

MINERALS
More than 350 million years ago something odd was going on with the Earth's magnetic field. Scientists now propose that the field was really...

Grain size of rocks in Earth’s mantle affects tectonics

EARTH
The planet is shaped by forces deep within its interior. These push the plates of the Earth's crust against each other, causing mountains and...

Researchers discover Archean continental rocks at the Southwest Indian Ridge

EARTH
In between Earth's rigid tectonic plates above and its convecting mantle below is a hot and soft layer known as the asthenosphere. At mid-ocean...

How rocks rusted on Earth and turned red

EARTH
How did rocks rust on Earth and turn red? A Rutgers-led study has shed new light on the important phenomenon and will help address...

Enigmatic rocks on Mars show evidence of a violent origin

MARS
Determining the history of Mars, how it formed and evolved over time, has been a goal of both orbiter and rover missions to the...
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