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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Research led by NASA suggests a habitable past on Mars based on the discovery of minerals in Martian rocks associated with ...

The findings suggest Earth’s geological story was partly written in the stars – specifically, in the spiral arms of our home ...