Where do meteorites of different types come from? In a review paper in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science, ...

A minor, 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck in the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday, according to the United States Geological ...

A moderately strong, 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck in Ethiopia on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

During serpentinization, awaruite (Ni₃Fe) forms as a secondary mineral when liberated nickel (Ni 2+) and iron (Fe 2+) from the olivine, pyroxene, and chromite minerals react with the abundant hydrogen ...

Jenniskens and Devillepoix find that low iron (L chondrite) and very low iron (LL chondrite) meteorites come to us primarily from the inner main belt. Scientists have long linked the LL chondrites to ...

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum outlined the Trump administration’s aggressive strategy to restore American energy leadership.

The largest-ever three-dimensional map of the cosmos, plotting out some 15 million celestial objects, could help reveal the ultimate fate of the universe. Astrophysicists know that the universe is ...

More accurate maps based on data from the SWOT mission can improve underwater navigation and result in greater knowledge of ...

The Boone County 3D Geologic Mapping project helps specialists understand where our water gets into the ground and how to protect it.

United States Geological Survey scientists have shared maps that show where ash would fall across the US if a Yellowstone ...

Astronomers are excited to be poring over the first ever detailed geological map of the moon ... Data from previous missions, such as the US uncrewed Surveyor spacecraft, the crewed Apollo ...