Look up. With any luck, and a telescope, the asteroid Mariekschmidt may drift into view. “It’s cool,” says its namesake Mariek Schmidt. “In planetary science and astronomy, it's a relatively common re...

This is the first evidence that the mineral garnet may have been formed within the crust of Mars itself, heralding clues to the planet’s complex history.

This position is part of the BUFA (Employee Group) Brock University is located on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, many of whom continue to live and work here to...

In exclusive interviews, ex-NASA scientists speak out on the impact of the agency's mass departures.

A geological, petrographic and geochemical survey of distinctive mudstone and conglomerate outcrops of the Bright Angel formation on Mars reveals textures, chemical and mineral characteristics, and or...

The Perseverance rover has made the most definitive identification of Fe-phosphate minerals on Mars to date. High-resolution chemical and textural PIXL analyses suggest they originally formed after vi...

The Perseverance rover has made the most definitive identification of Fe-phosphate minerals on Mars to date. High-resolution chemical and textural PIXL analyses suggest they originally formed after vi...

ALT: dipper from gravity falls is screaming with his mouth open and his eyes closed .

The depths, longevity, and potential to generate silicic compositions of magma chambers are linked to crustal temperature, which varies across Mars and over its geological history.

The actions of the Trump administration on several fronts exhibit scientifically defined features of stupidity of many kinds.

Europe is advertising itself as a destination for embattled US scientists. It seems many are considering leaving.

The order directs the vice president to eliminate what he finds “improper” from the Smithsonian Institution, including its museums, education and research centers, and the National Zoo.

The International Union of Geological Sciences chose not to designate a new geologic epoch, but the matter is not yet settled.

Three blasts in a fountain.

No matter how many missions to Mars she takes part in, the sheer joy of unearthing discoveries about the Red Planet never gets old for Mariek Schmidt. In a new paper, “Diverse and highly differentiate...