Briny Traces in NASA’s Asteroid Sample Hold Clues to the Chemistry of Life
The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...
Optical Illusion: Only a sharp-eyed person can spot the red ruby among roses
Optical illusions and brainteasers provide mental benefits and enjoyment. The challenge involves finding a hidden ruby among ...
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Perseverance Mars rover finds 'one-of-a-kind treasure' on Red Planet's Silver Mountain
The rover's 26th sample, known as "Silver Mountain," has textures "unlike anything we've seen before," NASA says.
Meteorite discovery challenges long-held theories on Earth's missing elements
Understanding where Earth's essential elements came from—and why some are missing—has long puzzled scientists. Now, a new ...
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Building blocks for life found in rocks collected from asteroid Bennu
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.
Rubies and emeralds get their colours from a common metal
Both rubies and emeralds are minerals, which is a type of rock with a consistent chemical composition and a highly ordered ...
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Why are rubies red, emeralds green?
One feature of compounds made with transition metals is their intense colour. There are many examples in nature, including ...
Why are rubies red and emeralds green? Their colors come from the same metal in their atomic structure
The colors of rubies and emeralds are so striking that they define shades of red and green—ruby red and emerald green. But ...
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Rare earth elements found in Lincoln Creek raise new questions
In addition to the potential for mining valuable rare earth metals, scientists are eager to learn more about their impacts to ...
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Geologica Discovers Copper Showing at Topley
Geologica Resource Corp. is pleased to announce the discovery of the Ruby copper showing at the Topley property in the Babine Porphery Belt . The Cortina, Pro, Gold Dust, Chris and Jill showings on ...
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Bennu asteroid reveals its contents to scientists − and clues to how the building blocks of life on Earth may have been seeded
These minerals don’t form just when water and rock react. They form when water evaporates. We’ve never seen most of these sodium-rich minerals in meteorites, but they’re sometimes found in dried-up ...