The Martian rock is a rare collectible, as it is one of only 400 Martian meteorites recovered on Earth. The auction also ...

A rock weighing 25kg. Estimated auction price: $2m (€1.7m) to $4m. Why so expensive? It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth. Sotheby’s in New York will be auctioning what’s known as NWA ...

Nestled in Michigan’s rugged Upper Peninsula, where winters are long and the people are hearty, sits a treasure trove that would make Indiana Jones rethink his career choices—the A.E. Seaman Mineral ...

A 2Bil-year-old Moon rock that fell in Africa bridges a billion-year gap in lunar samples and rewrites what we know about ...

This Martian meteorite is the largest piece of Mars we have ever found by a long shot,” said Cassandra Hatton, vice chairman ...

Rocks, minerals, and gemstones have fascinated people through the ages. They have been used as decoration, and have often been attributed special powers. This book, arranged in alphabetical format, ...

Geologists confirm that industrial waste turns into rock in just 35 years, challenging traditional ideas about geological ...

News about Metals and Minerals, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the ...

The oldest terrestrial materials ever dated by scientists are extremely rare zircon minerals that were discovered in western ...