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

After a catastrophic asteroid impact 78 million years ago, life didn't just survive—it thrived, at least according to new ...

78 million years ago, a 1.6 km asteroid slammed into what is now Finland, creating a crater 23 km (14 mi) wide and 750 km ...

Scientists have found the oldest impact crater on Earth – and it changes our understanding of our planet and the origins of life. The meteorite that left the crater fell to Earth 3.5 billion years ago ...

A new study dates a Scottish meteorite impact to 990 million years ago, changing the timeline of complex life on Earth.

An asteroid that struck Chesapeake Bay 35 million years ago left a long trail of destruction in its wake, new research ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Geologists have now unearthed evidence of a 3.5 billion-year-old crater found in a layer of Australian ...

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

The world's oldest known impact crater has been identified in the Pilbara, which is a part of Western Australia, according to new research reported in Nature Communications. The crater was made about ...

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the “clocks” geologists use to date events can also be misread. Unravelling Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history with rocks is tricky business. Case ...

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 ...

Scientists have discovered that microbial life colonised the Lappajarvi impact crater in Finland shortly after a massive ...