A new study in Chile shows how small differences in rock type can drive large differences in erosion, vegetation, and river networks, illuminating the role of mineralogy in shaping landscapes.

NASA’s Perseverance rover uncovers an ancient rock sample in Jezero Crater, possibly dating back billions of years.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission uncovered a cosmic connection between asteroid Bennu and Earth’s Searles Lake. Both contain minerals formed by evaporating salty water, hinting that Bennu’s parent body once ...

Why it's so special: These odd, fan-like features on the surface of Mars are geysers of gas and dust near the planet's south ...

An ancient petroglyph “that has stood for up to 3,000 years” was destroyed when someone carved a name into the rock in Utah, officials said. The Bureau of Land Management’s Price Field Office is ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday ordered the state-run oil company Ecopetrol to cancel a joint venture with a U.S.-owned company that was expected to produce ...

The lunar canyons Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck are extraordinarily deep, and scientists now know the valleys were ...