A massive chunk of Mars, known as NWA 16788, is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes under the hammer at Sotheby’s ...

Sotheby’s in New York will be auctioning the largest martian meteorite ever found on Earth on Wednesday as part of a natural ...

NASA’s Opportunity rover became one of the most successful interplanetary missions in human history. However, that incredible journey came to a dramatic end in 2019 after 15 years of record-breaking ...

Mars has long been a symbol of humanity’s curiosity and ambition. Once the backdrop for science fiction tales, it’s now the focus of real-world plans for exploration, colonization, and survival. But ...

Two meteorites found in the Sahara in 2023 might be from Mercury, a study suggests, but doubts remain due to how little is known about the planet closest to the sun.

This Mars rock is up for auction at Sotheby's in New York City this week, which is why it's currently on display in the Upper ...

There's a broad consensus in the scientific community that a follow-up mission to Pluto should be an orbiter, and not a ...

Without enough liquid water on the surface, a planet's atmosphere can become choked with carbon dioxide, raising temperatures ...

NWA 16788 was discovered in Niger & is assumed to have travelled 140 million miles to reach Earth. Weighing 24.67 kg, the ...

As it flew by Mars, the spacecraft's onboard camera snapped 22 pictures of the planet's surface, sending them back home to ...

The red, brown and gray hunk is about 70% larger than the next largest piece of Mars found on Earth and represents nearly 7% ...

A giant rock from Mars and a Jurassic-era dinosaur skeleton are set to go under the hammer at Sotheby’s this week.