Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest — but an independent analysis shows they might be off by ...

Cutting‑edge dating reveals driftwood high in Grand Canyon caves 55,250 years ago when a meteor’s shock wave blocked and ...

W hen an asteroid made Meteor Crater in northern Arizona, it did more than leave the Earth’s best preserved impact crater.

Two world-famous Arizona attractions – the Grand Canyon and Meteor Crater Natural Landmark – may share a hidden connection, according to new research ...

Geology is full of detective stories about the Earth's history, and a new paper in Geology by University of New Mexico ...

The crater in Western Australia was identified as the oldest in the world earlier this year, but new research suggests the ...

Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.

A meteorite that struck near Winslow, Arizona, about 56,000 years ago may have triggered a massive landslide in the Grand ...

Four different studies conducted on the lunar samples brought back by the Chang'e-6 mission from the far side reveal some of ...

It still holds the title of the largest known impact crater in the United States. On a global scale, it ranks as the 15th biggest ever discovered—a reminder of the asteroid’s sheer power.