The federal government has taken possession of a massive chunk of interplanetary rock, which is the source of controversy.

NASA's Perseverance rover spotted a possible space rock on the surface of Mars. The meteorite's nickname is 'Phippsaksla.' ...

Scientists have found a new type of rock inside a Martian meteorite that contains andradite garnet, a mineral often associated with gemstones on Earth. The discovery suggests that this garnet may have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earth garnet has a glowing red hue. Mars garnet is a little... different. (Minakryn Ruslan/iStock/Getty Images Plus) Cracking open ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A team of scientists from various institutions including the Universities Space Research Association have determined that a newly discovered martian meteorite ...

Everyone wants in on the Space Academy thing. Why is a African meteorite from Mars now U.S. property and why is D.C. Attorney/TV loudmouth @JudgeJeanine announcing this on […] ...

Detecting water where none remains today: Neutron and X-ray tomography make it possible. In an international study conducted with the participation of the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, researchers have ...

Mars is hit by large meteorites creating a 30-metre wide crater once a month, scientists estimate – Copyright AFP RAHEB HOMAVANDI Mars is bombarded with basketball ...

So-called Martian meteorites are rocks that formed on Mars but which were ejected from the Red Planet as a result of the impact of an asteroid or comet. Some of these Martian rocks found their way to ...

It would have been an astounding discovery. One that rewrote everything we knew, not just about Mars and its potential to harbor life, but also about the human race and its long-fabled quest to ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A 4 billion-year-old meteorite from Mars that caused a splash here on Earth decades ago contains no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life after all, scientists reported ...