2 new papers trace the origin of most meteorites to just a handful of asteroid breakup events – and possibly even individual ...

When you look up at the sky at night, the first thing you always see is the Moon. The Moon, often shining beautifully bright, ...

In this case the olivine crystals formed early in the crystallization history but also at elevated temperatures. Pyroxene oikocrysts show distinct zoning from pigeonite to augite, i.e. from Ca-rich ...

Olivine in natural geological settings is commonly associated with silica-bearing minerals such as plagioclase, pyroxene and microcrystalline silica. The coupling between the rates of olivine ...

Prior to the new research, scientists had traced the source of just 6 percent of the known meteorites that fell on our planet ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. “We were thrilled!” said Dr. David Grant, a researcher at the ...

More than 4,000 naturally occurring minerals—inorganic solids that have a characteristic chemical composition and specific crystal structure—have been found on Earth. They are formed of simple ...

An expert has solved a viral mystery after a woman's post about her mom's volcanic cooking pot sparked intrigue online by turning the stove flame green. Reddit user Angelaw1215 shared a photo of ...

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Earlier this summer, six prospective astronauts hiked through endless black and grey sediment, on ground devoid of vegetation. A landscape that could easily be mistaken for the Moon is actually ...