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…
5 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