Rocks, boulders, bluffs and crags abound during a hike along the 1.5-mile Shaddox Hollow Trail at Hobbs State ...

At half the size of Earth and one-tenth its mass, Mars is a featherweight as far as planets go. Yet new research reveals the ...

Today, science can narrow down potential oil reserves with surprising accuracy — especially when it comes to shale oil, found ...

In November 2011, NASA launched a space mission to explore the planet Mars through a vehicle known as Curiosity. After a long ...

Drilling into hard rock has always been limited by mechanical tools. Radiation-based drilling changes that by using energy ...

Despite the political tug-of-war over two majestic buttes, this corner of Utah is hallowed ground to the tribes and pueblos ...

Core samples pulled from beneath ice sheet suggests region is highly sensitive to the temperatures of our current ...

The most exciting rock known to science is a school-desk-sized chunk of mudstone currently stuck on Mars. Formed from fine, water-washed sediments on the floor of a long-lost lake—some 3.5 billion ...

Walt Disney World has confirmed the last day for the Aerosmith version of Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park. Its final bow will be March 1. The thrill ride, which ...

Earth and the planetary object that gave rise to the Moon were likely born in the same region of the solar system. Reading time 3 minutes Around 100 million years after the formation of the solar ...

Like an interstellar rolling stone. NASA scientists were baffled after uncovering a rock on Mars that didn’t belong there — with a composition pointing to potentially interstellar origins. “This rock ...

The 40th annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony lasted for about five nonstop hours Saturday, at least for those watching live at L.A.’s Peacock Theatre or as a stream on Disney+. The show ...