Right here on Earth are some outstanding examples of meteorite and asteroid impact craters and other visible impact ...

Among other things, the study proved that the crater was, in fact, the result of an asteroid impact and that it took place around the same time as the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs ...

The space rock that slammed into Earth 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period caused a global calamity that ...

Over 3 billion years ago the S2 impact event occurred on Earth, boiling the oceans. But in new research, scientists found it ...

A gigantic space rock that slammed into Earth more than three billion years ago grievously wounded the biosphere—and then helped it heal ...

Further study, together with the magnetic and gravity data, confirmed the site as an impact event, named for the nearby Chicxulub Pueblo. After this unusually large impact crater was confirmed, it ...

Researchers have explored mysterious flow features on airless celestial bodies like Vesta, Ceres, and Europa. In their latest ...

The impact of a previously unknown asteroid from the past has left an impressive mark beneath the ocean. Thanks to modern technologies, researchers were able to make this discovery. This crater, named ...

2024 — Ground-penetrating radar on board NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has confirmed that the Jezero Crater, formed by an ancient meteor impact just north of the Martian equator, once harbored ...

Scientists from Manchester believe they have solved the mystery of the age of a giant crater on the Moon - with analysis ...

During the time of impact ... The meteorite itself, referred to as S2 in Drabon’s study, was between 37 and 58 km wide, ...