Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Technical personnel work at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing on June 2. China's Chang'e-6 touched down on the far ...
In 1877, when English geologist Henry Clifton Sorby first examined samples of meteorites under a microscope, he saw small, spherical rocks and described them as “drops of fiery rain.” Now known as ...
NASA's Perseverance rover made history in late 2021 when it collected its first sample of Martian rock. The space agency will have Perseverance leave these samples, sealed in tubes, on the red ...
Stylolites—irregular seams that occur in limestone—have been found to affect how acoustic waves move through rock samples. Laboratory-based insights from KAUST researchers offer an improved ...
One day, scientists hope to bring these rock samples back to Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the ...
China achieved a historic feat by bringing back the first-ever sample from the lunar far side in June. Its moon lander, Chang'e 6, used a robotic scoop and drill to collect approximately 5 pounds (2 ...