Vibrant red sandstone surrounded Nicholas Heinz as he hiked in Sedona, Ariz., in January 2024. But an odd rock, smaller than the palm of his hand, caught his eye. The gray basalt peppered with ...

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The Perseverance rover, belonging to NASA, encountered an unusual rock on Mars that scientists have named the "skull," reports Live Science. It is located in the Port Anson region, where the rover is ...

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Researchers say they might have discovered the oldest rocks on Earth. The rocks in question are a belt of swirly, stripe-covered rocks found in the northeastern reaches of Canada. These rocks appear ...

The Earth’s ancient continents were not fixed but drifted slowly over millions of years. This movement reshaped oceans and mountain ranges. By studying magnetic minerals in rocks, scientists can trace ...

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The first samples from the farside of the moon contain signs of surprising volcanic activity near the lunar south pole. Two separate analyses of lunar rocks brought to Earth by China’s Chang’e-6 ...