The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...

NASA is getting excited about a special rock that its Perseverance rover has just scooped up from the surface of Mars.The ...

Optical illusions and brainteasers provide mental benefits and enjoyment. The challenge involves finding a hidden ruby among ...

The rover's 26th sample, known as "Silver Mountain," has textures "unlike anything we've seen before," NASA says.

Understanding where Earth's essential elements came from—and why some are missing—has long puzzled scientists. Now, a new ...

A NASA mission collected the sample and brought it back in 2023, and scientists have found traces of ancient brine that contains minerals that are the raw ingredients of life.

Both rubies and emeralds are minerals, which is a type of rock with a consistent chemical composition and a highly ordered ...

One feature of compounds made with transition metals is their intense colour. There are many examples in nature, including ...

The colors of rubies and emeralds are so striking that they define shades of red and green—ruby red and emerald green. But ...

In addition to the potential for mining valuable rare earth metals, scientists are eager to learn more about their impacts to ...