Meteor craters are incredible reminders of the powerful forces of nature and the history of our planet. These massive impact sites are created when asteroids or comets collide with Earth, leaving ...

The Bosumtwi impact crater in Ghana is different, however. It is well preserved (not deeply eroded or buried under sediments). Its well-defined, near-circular basin, filled by a lake, is surrounded by ...

“Impact craters may have provided the physical and chemical environments required for life to emerge on Earth and elsewhere,” the researchers said in the same study.

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

This week, geologists announced they discovered the world's oldest known impact crater. It's in Western Australia's ancient Pilbara region.

“Impact craters may have provided the physical and chemical environments required for life to emerge on Earth and elsewhere,” the researchers said in the same study.

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 ...

Hundreds of millions of years ago, an asteroid caught by Earth's gravity might have fragmented, creating a temporary ring ...

At least, assuming you’re reading this in the US – because Crater of Diamonds State Park, the “only place in the world where ...

The so-called RoboBall is a “perfect sphere” that cannot flip over, making it capable of navigating diverse environments — ...