Pale rocks on the red planet reveal a watery past and suggest the potential for life. Sometimes, scientists have to dig, work ...

Scientists have found kaolinite, a mineral that forms in warm, wet conditions on Earth, raising serious questions about Mars’ ancient climate and its potential to have once supported life. A ...

NASA's Perseverance rover, which has been exploring Mars since 2021, fired its laser at some oddly pale rocks on the surface of the Red Planet—and found evidence that Mars may have once been warm, wet ...

Astronomers have made a remarkable discovery on Mars that could revolutionise our understanding of the red planet's history. NASA's Perseverance rover has identified unusual pale rocks containing a ...

And here's the kicker: kaolinite, along with other uncovered minerals like spinel, typically form in the kinds of warm and wet environments that microbial lifeforms thrive in. "On Earth ...

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

The mineral that makes up many of these pale rocks is called kaolinite. What especially excites the scientists is that it typically forms in environments that are warm, wet and hospitable to some ...

Researchers at TPU are currently engaged in the development of nanocomposite fertilizers derived from natural minerals, ...

These formations, rich in kaolinite, suggest a much more turbulent geological history than previously thought. These findings, published in Communications Earth & Environment, shed light on a period ...