Black glass from a Martian meteorite that crashed in Morocco last summer may shed light on not only the surface of the Red Planet but also its interior and atmosphere, a new study reveals.

Ancient Egyptians used a piece of this Libyan desert glass to make a scarab for King Tutankhamen’s burial jewellery. Barakat thought the darker stone might be a kind of black diamond called ...

Veins of black glass in a meteorite that recently crashed in Morocco contain the first chemical traces of Martian soil brought to Earth. The find represents a rare chance to look closely at ...