minerals

Water was Already Here Before the Earth Formed

Where did Earth's water come from? That's one of the most compelling questions in the ongoing effort to understand life's…

3 years ago

A Group of Meteorites All Came From a Destroyed Planetesimal With a Magnetic Core

Before our Solar System had planets, it had planetesimals. Scientists think that most of the meteorites that have struck Earth…

4 years ago

Lakes on Titan Might Have Exotic Crystals Encrusted Around Their Shores

Titan is a mysterious, strange place for human eyes. It's a frigid world, with seas of liquid hydrocarbons, and a…

6 years ago

How Life Could Have Produced Most Minerals On Earth

While astronomers are trying to figure out which planets they find are habitable, there are a range of things to…

11 years ago

NASA Researchers Find Brand New Mineral in Old Meteorite

[/caption] It’s a brand new mineral, and it’s from space. Researchers taking a new look at an old meteorite with…

14 years ago