It's another meteoric rise for what's called the largest piece of Mars on Earth. The 54-pound rock fetched nearly $5.3 million at an auction at Sotheby's in New York on Wednesday.

The “Largest Piece of Mars on Earth” just sold at auction for about $5.3 million— $5,296,000, to be exact. Popular Science has reached out to Sotheby’s for confirmation of the sale price.

A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth has sold for a hammer price of $4.3 million to an anonymous ...

Take a journey to the Red Planet through these mesmerizing images of Mars. From its towering volcanoes and massive canyons to ...

This Mars rock is up for auction at Sotheby's in New York City this week, which is why it's currently on display in the Upper ...

Mars is easiest to see when it’s closest to Earth, which happens about every two years. This event is called “opposition.” In ...

A 54-pound (25-kilogram) rock. Estimated auction price: $2 million to $4 million. Why so expensive? It's the largest piece of ...

Navigation in unknown environments has emerged as an increasingly pivotal area of research, with autonomous robots assuming repetitive or hazardous tasks that would be challenging for humans. The ...

Now that the space program has reopened, NASA aims to launch astronauts to the moon in 2025 and to Mars by the late 2030s or early 2040s. Elon Musk predicts a crewed mission to Mars by 2029 and an ...

People from cultures across the world have been looking at Mars since ancient times. Because it appears reddish, it has often been called the red planet.

Curiosity Mars rover turns 10 NASA's Curiosity rover has captured the first close-up images of a part of Mars that scientists say provide evidence of how water once flowed on the red planet.

NASA's Curiosity rover has snapped its first images of web-like "boxwork" features on the surface of Mars. The zig-zagging rocks could provide clues about the Red Planet's watery past and whether ...