Sometimes scientists must dig and work and sweat to make scientific discoveries. And sometimes a robot rolls over a rock that ...

Astronomers have made a remarkable discovery on Mars that could revolutionise our understanding of the red planet's history.

These rocks turned out to contain a mineral called kaolinite, which on Earth forms in warm, rainy environments or near hot ...

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Strange, tilted geological formations spotted on Mars may be ancient beaches on the shore of a huge ocean, data from China's ...

Scientists have discovered kaolinite mineral on Mars, providing new evidence that the planet was once warm and wet.

Kaolinite is a soft, earthy, usually white, mineral produced by the chemical weathering of aluminium silicate minerals like ...

A study suggests Mars takes its red hue from a type of mineral that forms in cool water, which could reveal insights about ...

Mars expert Roger Wiens and his team, including the rover Perseverance, discovered fascinating rocks incorporating kaolinite ...