Satellites have captured amazing views views of these craters on Earth. ESA explains. Nördlinger Ries, Ouarkziz Crater, ...

In a scientific breakthrough with cosmic implications, researchers have, for the first time, precisely dated the emergence of ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Most of the recognized impact craters on Earth are buried under sediments or have been deeply ...

New research warns that if we don't hit an asteroid in exactly the right spot, it could end up on a collision course with ...

WINSLOW, AZ (AZFamily) — An asteroid hit the Earth in what is now known as northern Arizona about 50,000 years ago. It left a giant crater that draws people from all over the world. Nestled between ...

In a remote desert, scientists have discovered one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It dates to well over a billion years ago, to a time when our planet was inhabited solely by single-celled life.

When high-velocity asteroids land on Earth, they can form a meteor impact crater. Such collisions have occurred throughout Earth's history and still occur on other planetary bodies today. While most ...

A large near-Earth asteroid, 2025 FA22, is set to make a close but safe flyby of Earth on Thursday, September 18, astronomers ...

Geologists from the University of Minnesota have found a crater 11 times larger than the iconic Meteor Crater in Arizona. The crater is hidden about 350 feet below the city of Inver Grove Heights, a ...

Right here on Earth are some outstanding examples of meteorite and asteroid impact craters and other visible impact structures. Click through and let these amazing crater destinations make an impact ...

Researchers are learning details about asteroid impacts going back to the Earth's early history by using a new method for extracting precise information from tiny "spherules" embedded in layers of ...

Satellite view of the Bosumtwi Impact Crater showing areas of Artisanal and Small scale Gold Mining activities. Credit: David Baratoux Satellite view of the Bosumtwi Impact Crater showing areas of ...