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President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a far-reaching order to ramp up mining and processing of critical minerals and ...

Rocks loafing about on the surface of Mars have been harboring secrets about the red planet's mysterious past.

NASA’s Perseverance rover found pale rocks containing kaolinite on Mars, a mineral that forms in warm, wet conditions.

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