In 1993, scientists identified a massive impact crater in the United States that dwarfed the Grand Canyon. This colossal crater, hidden beneath the Earth’s surface, has sparked significant ...

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

Roughly 35 million years ago, a massive asteroid slammed into the Atlantic Ocean near what’s now the East Coast. The impact ...

Originally about 450 feet across and 100 feet deep, it’s the second-largest crater in the United States, and it’s right here in Odessa. Despite this, few West Texans know about the unique ...

The US concentrated its attack on Fordow, an enrichment plant built hundreds of feet underground. Aerial photos give ...

For comparison, the chance of dying in a motor vehicle crash in the United States is one percent, or one in 95; the chances of the asteroid hitting Earth were pretty significant.

When an impact crater forms, it is essentially probing the subsurface structure of a planetary body. By understanding the sizes and shapes of craters on Europa and reproducing their formation with ...

Researchers continue to expand the case for the Younger Dryas Impact hypothesis. The idea proposes that a fragmented comet smashed into the Earth's atmosphere 12,800 years ago, causing a ...

Ohio is also home to the Serpent Mound Impact Structure, one of only 28 confirmed impact craters in the United States.

Nuclear policy specialist David Albright explains how his organization is monitoring for damage to nuclear sites following ...

Originally about 450 feet across and 100 feet deep, it’s the second-largest crater in the United States, and it’s right here in Odessa. Despite this, few West Texans know about the unique ...

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.