Earth is still collecting scars from space, and scientists are only now learning to read them properly. Newly mapped impact craters, both on land and hidden beneath the oceans, are revealing that ...

Scientists are projecting a small but significant chance that an asteroid could strike the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. Asteroids — the rocky remnants left from the formation of the solar system about 4.6 ...

Map showing location of Nadir Crater and seismic and well dataset. Credit: Communications Earth & Environment (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s43247-024-01700-4 New images of an asteroid impact crater buried ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two of Arizona's most famous landmarks may be linked by cosmic violence: the asteroid that gouged out Meteor Crater may have also ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A newly discovered asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, has a 1-in-83 chance of striking Earth in December of 2032. The asteroid is ...

A meteor may have led to the formation of the Grand Canyon, a new study has found. While many Americans are familiar with the Grand Canyon’s beauty and uniqueness, they may not be aware of the story ...

The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than three billion years ago is changing the way scientists view the history of Earth and the planet's stages of evolution.

An image captured by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) when it discovered asteroid 2024 YR4. Credit: ATLAS / NASA An asteroid discovered late last year is expected to be in our ...

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 ...

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