The recent identification of large deposits of sulphates by remote sensing and in situ observations has been considered evidence of the past presence of liquid water on Mars. Here we report the ...

The intimate coexistence of two microstructurally defined phyllosilicate populations that have apparently achieved two different degrees of diagenetic/metamorphic maturity underscores the importance ...

The average spectrum of Ceres’ surface measured by VIR shows a low level of reflectance combined with prominent thermal emission at longer wavelengths, indicative of a very dark, warm surface. At the ...

A lot more Martian rocks were altered by water than scientists originally thought, suggesting that early Mars was a very wet place. New observations made by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, ...

Hundreds of impact craters on Mars contain diverse phyllosilicates, interpreted as excavation products of preexisting subsurface deposits following impact and crater formation. This has been used to ...

Substantial quantities of liquid water must have been stably present in the early history of Mars. The findings of OMEGA, on board ESA’s Mars Express, have implications on the climatic history of the ...

New observations of Mars' interior have revealed a crater hidden from the surface and new information about ice below the polar cap. Fresh research announced today also finds chemical signatures of ...

Clay minerals suspended in seawater binds sedimentary organic carbon to their mineral surfaces. But the quantity of carbon that is bound and the source of that carbon very much depends on the clay ...

Introduction of flower-like nickel phyllosilicates into the epoxy resin meaningfully improve the mechanical property, thermal stability and tribological response, new research suggests. As well known, ...

NASA’s newest Mars rover — or a replica of it, anyway — sat expectantly at the bottom of a hill. After years in design and construction, the grandly named Mars Science Laboratory was ready to test its ...