Why it matters: While not evidence of life, these discoveries show that ancient Mars had complex organic chemistry, ...

Bright white rocks. Scattered across the rusty red plains of Mars. NASA’s Perseverance rover spotted them in Jezero crater which the scientists have b.

NASA’s Perseverance rover has assembled a compelling mineralogical case that Jezero crater on Mars once sustained a warm, wet ...

“It’s hard to form rocks like these without a lot of water,” said Dr. Briony Horgan, a planetary scientist and member of NASA’s Perseverance rover team. That single observation sums up the ...

Has there ever been life on Mars? Scientists have pondered this question for years, and a recent discovery suggests it just might be possible! NASA's Perseverance rover, which has been exploring Mars ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Rocks that stood out as light-colored dots on the reddish-orange surface of Mars now are the latest evidence that areas of the small planet may have once supported wet oases ...

Pale rocks discovered by the Perseverance rover in Jezero Crater reveal surprising clues about Mars' watery past. These formations, rich in kaolinite, suggest a much more turbulent geological history ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover discovered white kaolinite clay rocks on Mars. (Image: NASA) NASA’s Perseverance rover discovered white kaolinite clay rocks on Mars. These light-coloured fragments suggest ...

A recent study has found that clay, specifically kaolinite, could be used to discover gold and the critical minerals vital for the clean energy transition. According to Western Australia-based ...

A recent study published in Scientific Reports outlined a breakthrough in the chemical conversion of kaolinite, a two-dimensional (2D) material, into a three-dimensional (3D) amorphous structure.