Mars has long been seen as a barren wasteland, but a stunning new discovery by NASA’s Perseverance rover suggests the Red ...

and the mineral is quite soft. On Mars, the rocks are white but not as soft, possibly due to other processes that may have hardened the rocks. These rocks were also found to contain spinel, likely ...

Spinels refer to minerals such as magnesium, nickel, or zinc packed tightly into cubic crystals. Spinel oxides have been explored for their potential as active electrochemical oxygen evolution ...

Rocks loafing about on the surface of Mars have been harboring secrets about the red planet's mysterious past.

The presence of kaolinite, associated with minerals like spinel, raises many questions. Researchers are trying to understand how these rocks formed and what they reveal about the history of water and ...