A study reveals ancient hot water activity on Mars, indicated by a 4.45 billion-year-old zircon grain from a Martian meteorite. Designated Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034, and nicknamed “Black Beauty,” ...

Several bits of Mars have rained down on Earth as meteorites, one of which is the subject of a new study. Researchers from Purdue University have confirmed the so-called Lafayette Meteorite ...

Several bits of Mars have rained down on Earth as meteorites, one of which is the subject of a new study. Researchers from Purdue University have confirmed the so-called Lafayette Meteorite ...

or “Black Beauty,” is different from most other meteorites: It’s a chunk of Mars. Despite many orbiters and landers visiting Mars, none has returned a piece of the Red Planet to Earth.

Credit: CNSA/NASA Chinese lunar and Martian missions unveiled far-side Moon secrets ... A notable discovery in the Chang’E-5 samples is the presence of iron meteorite fragments, classified as part of ...

A meteorite from Mars has a history of interacting with water, probably as a result of volcanic activity melting ice on the Red Planet over 700 million years ago. The findings help reveal the ...

This latest piece of information comes from a 4.45 billion-year-old zircon grain within the Martian meteorite NWA7034 that was discovered in the Sahara Desert in 2011. The NWA7034, a ...

Meteorite Contains Evidence of Liquid Water on Mars 742 Million Years Ago Nov. 13, 2024 — An asteroid struck Mars 11 million years ago and sent pieces of the red planet hurtling through space.

One of these chunks of Mars eventually crashed into the Earth somewhere near Purdue University and is one of the few meteorites that can be traced directly to Mars. This meteorite was rediscovered ...

One of these chunks of Mars eventually crashed into the Earth and is one of the few meteorites that can be traced directly to Mars. This meteorite was rediscovered in a drawer at Purdue University ...

Water was there. We know it was. But piecing together when and how, and where it went, is a little trickier to figure out. But we just got a big clue: a meteorite that was ejected from Mars 11 million ...