The zircon we studied is 4.45 billion years old. Within it, iron, aluminum and sodium are preserved in abundance patterns like concentric layers, similar to an onion. This pattern, called ...

"The emerging picture is that early Mars and Earth had something in common – both were wet. It is known from analysis of the ...

A zircon crystal blasted off the face of Mars before landing on Earth as part of one of the most unusual meteorites ever ...

SCIENTISTS have claimed that a mysterious black rock from Mars suggests that aliens could have bathed in hot springs on the ...

A rock that formed around 4.5 billion years ago on Mars before being blasted into space by a meteor strike and making its way ...

The essential ingredient for life, water, appeared on both planets around 4.4 billion years ago, new research indicates.

Determining when water first appeared, where, and for how long, are all burning questions that drive Mars exploration.

A zircon crystal used to date the impact Yarrabubba It is at least 200 million years older than the next most ancient impact structure - the Vredefort Dome in South Africa. "We were interested in ...