Scientists studying a rock sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover have uncovered something tantalizing: the largest ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered some of the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars, and scientists say ordinary geology may not fully explain them.

A new study has revealed that the iconic Black Beauty meteorite contains much more hidden water than previously suspected.

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Famous Martian Meteorite Found Packed With Traces of 'Ancient Water' ...

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A chunk of rock that blasted off Mars and crash-landed on Earth is turning out to be one of the richest archives of ancient Martian water ever found. New scans of the famous “Black Beauty” meteorite ...

Researchers using neutron scanning technology have discovered a hidden reservoir of ancient water locked inside the Martian ...

A recent study showed that Mars was warm and wet billions of years ago. The finding contrasts with another theory that this era was mainly cold and icy. The result has implications for the idea that ...

In geology terms, a clast is just a word for a small rock fragment stuck inside a bigger rock. Finding clasts isn't ...

Neutron and X-ray scans of the Black Beauty Martian meteorite identified hydrogen-rich minerals, providing evidence of water-bearing materials in ancient Martian rock samples.

Scientists have scanned a popular rock from Mars and they found something surprising. The meteorite, known as Black Beauty or ...