The huge, bowl-shaped Meteor Crater in Arizona that was formed some 50,000 ... This is a deep, massive hole in the ground. It's amazing." Shoemaker and Durda walked down together on the "Astronaut ...

Scientists are using the Barringer Meteor Crater near Winslow to test equipment that might one day fly to the Moon.

Over 50,000 years ago, a 150-foot meteorite made of mostly iron and nickel soared across the North American sky and struck northern Arizona with ... isn’t just a giant hole in the ground.

A NASA mission led by the University of Arizona is at risk of cancellation, putting groundbreaking asteroid research and ...

Legendary Apollo astronaut Rusty Schweickart, astronomer Scott Manley and acclaimed author Mary Robinette Kowal, known for her Lady Astronaut series, will headline an all-star lineup of speakers in ...

An aerial view of Meteor Crater Flagstaff, Arizona. A Reddit user was blown away ... mixed with fragments of meteoritic iron." The gaping hole was initially three-quarters of a mile wide and ...

And unlike some meteor showers where you’ll have to travel somewhere specific for best viewing opportunities, you can see the Perseids from anywhere in Arizona. Just try to get as far from light ...

according to the American Meteor Society: In Arizona, you can see the double meteor shower from any reasonably dark location. Fountain Hills, South Mountain Park in Phoenix, Saguaro National Park ...

How about a trio? Three different meteor showers – the Alpha Capricornids, Delta Aquariids and Perseids – will illuminate the skies over Arizona with a cannonade of shooting stars during the ...

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid that could be as ... the Catalina Sky Survey at the University of Arizona. "Now imagine you see a railroad track ...