With over 5,000 exoplanets — planets beyond our solar system — discovered to date, there's a growing interest in locating which of these planets might be habitable. It's no easy matter to find a ...

Tokyo set to make world’s first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth-rich mud from a depth of around 6,000m ...

Recycling Rare Earth Permanent Magnets by NioCorp Could Help Boost U.S. Production of Heavy Rare Earths, Which Are Currently Produced Almost Entirely in Asia "This successful outcome goes a long way ...

Using carefully selected terrestrial rocks, engineers try to figure out how to work with crumbly rocks like the one the rover encountered on its first sampling attempt. Using carefully selected ...