Where would carbon-based life be without carbon? There are 118 known chemical elements, but carbon is the fourth most ...

The NIR sorters use a combination of colour and NIR spectroscopy to differentiate kimberlite from waste rock. Upfront test work involved developing specific algorithms using images taken of a ...

NASA's Perseverance collects the “Silver Mountain” sample in Jezero, revealing geological secrets and possible traces of ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has collected a unique rock sample named 'Silver Mountain' from Mars' Jezero Crater, marking a significant milestone. This sample is sealed in a titanium tube for return ...

NASA is getting excited about a special rock that its Perseverance rover has just scooped up from the surface of Mars.

The first goal of OSIRIS-REx was to blast a spacecraft toward the grayish, lumpy object and get it really close to the surface so the probe could pluck up some space rock samples with a robotic arm.

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Inside the company’s headquarters, employees melted a hole approximately 2-inches deep into a shoebox-sized rock sample as investors watched via a live camera feed. Another rig equipped with ...

St. Vincent, The Beatles and Rolling Stones each won a Grammy for one or more of the rock categories they were nominated in at the 67th Grammy Awards. While it’s a shame no other newer and more ...

Being sartorially savvy is not a requirement for being in rock 'n' roll, nor does it automatically grant you albums sales, but it sure does help attention-wise. There is perhaps no better way to ...

delivering the sample canister to the Utah desert in 2023 before swooping off after another space rock. It remains the biggest cosmic haul from beyond the moon. The two previous asteroid sample ...