Is it legal to own, buy, or sell Apollo mission moon rocks and lunar samples?
If you ever happen to see an eager seller on ebay or Craigslist offering authentic…
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Moon rocks, magnified: Apollo 16 samples shine in new book ‘Nanocosmos’ (exclusive)
Prepare for a remarkable journey into magnificent magnification with "Nanocosmos: Journeys in Electron Space" (Abrams…
Microwaving rocks could help mining operations pull CO2 out of the air
Nickel West in Australia is one of many mines that could use microwaves to store…
Ancient rocks show earliest evidence of tectonic activity on Earth
The Pilbara craton in Western Australia is made up of some rocks that are 3.5…
China’s Tianwen-3 Mission Could Beat the U.S. in the Race to Grab Mars Rocks
On May 14, 2021, China’s Tianwen-1 lander plummeted from space to streak through the skies…
World’s Oldest Rocks Confirmed in Canada
Rocks in Canada Are Confirmed as World’s OldestIn 2008 scientists reported that rocks in Canada…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Finds Strange Rocks on Mars
Satellite observations had shown alternating stripes of light-colored and dark-colored rock in this area. In…
NASA’s rovers just found similar gnarly rocks on opposite sides of Mars
Aliens aren't terraforming Mars, but one of NASA's rovers just found something with a strange…
Earth wouldn’t have ice caps without eroding rocks and quiet volcanoes
Antarctic ice on 1 Jan 2024NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio Earth’s climate isn’t easy to cool…
Earth is bombarded with rocks from space — but who gets to keep these ultimate antiques?
Every day, about 48.5 tons of space rock hurtle towards Earth. Meteorites that fall into…