"Its occurrence is like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice – indicating either an unexpected local environment or ...

They’re not a perfect match, but it’s way too hot on the first planet for us to hop over and confirm for ourselves.

A tiny grain from asteroid Ryugu has revealed djerfisherite, a mineral that normally forms in scorching, oxygen-poor settings ...

S cientists had high hopes for the sample of asteroid Ryugu collected by the Japanese Hayabusa-2 probe. The actual findings ...

A surprising discovery in a sample from the Ryugu asteroid is challenging what scientists thought they knew about primitive ...

A surprising discovery from a tiny grain of asteroid Ryugu has rocked scientists' understanding of how our Solar System evolved. Researchers found djerfisherite—a mineral typically born in ...

Asteroid Ryugu’s Latest Mineral Is As Weird As Finding “A Tropical Seed In The Arctic” This discovery is making scientists question how this space rock came to be.

Enstatite chondrites contain different minerals such as djerfisherite, a potassium-laden iron-nickel sulfide. Based on everything scientists know about asteroids, Ryugu shouldn’t include an ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Meteorites found in the Sahara Desert might be pieces of Mercury that broke off as the result of a collision when the Solar System was still ...

What is problematic about both specimens is that the iron-free silicates and oxygen isotopes they contain mirror aubrites, made largely of the translucent silicate mineral enstatite (MgSiO 3).

A simple dust grain brought back from asteroid Ryugu is shaking up certain certainties. A rare mineral, djerfisherite, was ...