Deep beneath the Earth’s surface, far beyond the reach of sunlight, life finds a surprising source of energy. A new study ...

The oldest terrestrial materials ever dated by scientists are extremely rare zircon minerals that were discovered in western Australia. These zircons were formed as early as 4.4 billion years ago, and ...

Earthquakes crack rocks, releasing hydrogen and oxidants that power deep microbes without sunlight offering clues for life on ...

A chunk of the Martian surface that made an unlikely voyage to Earth will be available to the highest bidder at Sotheby's ...

If the new age of these Canadian rocks is solid, they would be the first and only ones known to have survived Earth’s earliest, tumultuous time.

On Wednesday, Sotheby’s will auction off a chunk of rock believed to have originated on Mars for an anticipated 2 to 4 ...

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 ...

Along the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Canada's northeastern province of Quebec, near the Inuit municipality of Inukjuak, resides a belt of volcanic rock that displays a blend of dark and light ...

The largest Mars meteorite ever found on Earth was sold at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Wednesday for $5.3 million.

NASA experts explain why a passing asteroid isn't cause for concern, while revealing how often Earth encounters space rocks ...