NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has taken the first ever close-up images of gigantic Martian "spiderwebs" on the Red Planet. The ...

The Rock & Mineral Room. The Science Education Center houses thousands of rock and mineral samples in what is known as "The Rock & Mineral Room." The entire collection can be viewed by clicking on ...

How To. Identify rocks and minerals. Mission. Successfully identify rocks and minerals. Briefing. A little knowledge of rocks and minerals will help you identify everything from jewelry to fossils.

Geologists have long debated whether a stony formation in Canada contains the world’s oldest rocks – new measurements make a ...

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