If rocks could talk, this one (NWA 16788) would have a great tale to tell. It was ejected from its own planet by a massive ...

Scientists at ESA have spotted A11pl3Z, a possible interstellar object near Jupiter. Though it’s heading towards Earth, ...

A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for ...

The most massive chunk of Mars ever found on Earth could sell for up to US$4 million in a Sotheby's auction later this month.

The largest Martian meteorite ever found on Earth is being auctioned off later this month and could fetch up to $4 ...

A giant chunk of the planet Mars could sell for up to an eye-watering $4 million (around £3 million) at auction later this ...

Meteorite NWA 16788 is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth, weighing 54 pounds (24.67 kg). Discovered on November 16, ...

Largest ever chunk of Mars which fell to Earth in meteor strike goes up for auction - The sale of the meteorite in New York ...

The Tianwen-2 mission by China targets asteroid 2016 HO3 to gather samples, with plans for future missions to Mars and Jupiter, enhancing space exploration efforts.

Mars is much closer to the asteroid belt–our solar system’s main reservoir of rocky debris–than Earth. Of course something closer to the source would encounter more strays.

NASA wants to bag an asteroid using robotic arms or an enormous sack and place the rock in the moon’s orbit for study. This may keep astronauts working but not, as NASA claims, get them Mars-ready.

On the asteroid mission, scientists and engineers will be able to work out some potential problems that astronauts could encounter on a mission to Mars, expected to take place sometime in the 2030s.