Tag: crystals

February 15, 2025 at 12:49 pm

Not All Meteorites Are Just Rocks From Space. In Fact, Pallasite Meteorites Are Made Of Beautiful Gemstones.

Source: Gozitano, CC By-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

I didn’t know meteorites could be so beautiful.

January 22, 2025 at 3:49 pm

Straight Lines May Seem Like A Perfectly Natural Structure, But They Don’t Actually Exist

Even a laser beam is not perfectly straight.

December 4, 2024 at 12:49 pm

Minerals, Crystals, And Gemstones. What Are They And What Are The Differences Between Them?

Geology can be fun!

August 31, 2024 at 6:48 pm

Mars Curiosity Rover Discovers Unexpected Crystals Made Of Pure Sulfur On The Surface Of The Red Planet

The Mars Curiosity Rover is still making incredible discoveries, well over a decade after it first landed.

August 18, 2024 at 3:28 pm

4.4 Billion Year Old Crystals Reveal That The Earth Had Both Fresh And Saltwater Present Much Earlier Than Previously Believed

These zircons offer valuable information that was previously hidden.

March 24, 2023 at 1:56 pm

What is Kyawthuite? The Rarest Mineral on Earth is a Single 1.6-Carat Specimen.

What is kyawthuite?!

January 22, 2023 at 10:38 pm

Real Time Crystals Found Inside a Children’s Toy Kit

“The discrete time crystal is a state of matter that has perpetual and indefinite “motion without energy.”

October 4, 2022 at 11:24 pm

Have Carl Sagan’s 1995 Predictions of America’s Future Come True?

Sagan was an absolute legend!

July 9, 2022 at 11:44 pm

Take a Rare Walk Inside the World’s Largest Geode

What exactly is a geode and how do crystals form inside of them?

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Not All Meteorites Are Just Rocks From Space. In Fact, Pallasite Meteorites Are Made Of Beautiful Gemstones.

Straight Lines May Seem Like A Perfectly Natural Structure, But They Don’t Actually Exist

Minerals, Crystals, And Gemstones. What Are They And What Are The Differences Between Them?

Mars Curiosity Rover Discovers Unexpected Crystals Made Of Pure Sulfur On The Surface Of The Red Planet

4.4 Billion Year Old Crystals Reveal That The Earth Had Both Fresh And Saltwater Present Much Earlier Than Previously Believed

What is Kyawthuite? The Rarest Mineral on Earth is a Single 1.6-Carat Specimen.

Real Time Crystals Found Inside a Children’s Toy Kit

Take a Rare Walk Inside the World’s Largest Geode

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