A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get ...

Chinese scientists discovered that the moon’s magnetic field lasted much longer than expected, persisting into its midlife. By studying tiny rocks brought back by the Chang’e-5 mission ...

Documents released from Ireland's National Archive have revealed that a priceless piece of moon rock donated by NASA spent years in a government basement before being lost in a fire at the Dunsink ...

"This piece of moon rock had lain in the basement of this department for three-and-a-half years due to indecision as to where it might best be displayed." Originally presented to Ireland's then ...

A priceless piece of lunar rock given to Ireland following a Nasa mission was lost in a fire at Dunsink Observatory, newly released records show. A priceless piece of Moon rock donated to Ireland ...

Recently released documents reveal how Ireland struggled to find homes for two moon rock displays gifted by the U.S. New details about the small pieces of the moon gifted by the United States to ...

A rare Black Moon will rise at the end of the year, and it will give both professional and amateur astronomers a great opportunity to view some far-away celestial bodies. A Black Moon is the term used ...

We’ve all heard of the phrase “once in a Blue Moon,” a reference to two full moons happening in the same calendar month. But what about a Black Moon? That’s what we’ve got for the next ...

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland J.G. Moore gave the moon rock to then-President Éamon de Valera in 1970, but records showed that debate over where the rock would be displayed led to years of ...

A priceless piece of Moon rock donated to Ireland following a Nasa mission was destroyed in a fire, newly released records show. Documents from the National Archives in Dublin detail the ...

A priceless piece of lunar rock given to Ireland following a Nasa mission was lost in a fire at Dunsink Observatory, newly released records show. A priceless piece of Moon rock donated to Ireland ...

A piece of moon rock gifted to Ireland following NASA's historic Apollo 11 mission in 1969 was tragically destroyed in a fire, newly uncovered documents from Ireland's National Archives reveal.