Roughly 35 million years ago, a massive asteroid slammed into the Atlantic Ocean near what’s now the East Coast. The impact struck with such force that it carved out a vast crater, later buried ...

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 ...

The Odessa Meteor Crater was created 63,000 years ago but was first discovered in 1892.

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.

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

Ohio is also home to the Serpent Mound Impact Structure, one of only 28 confirmed impact craters in the United States. "This feature is about 9 miles in diameter and is the result of an impact by ...

For a few days in mid-February, headlines around the world buzzed about the potential for an asteroid to hit the Earth in 2023—specifically, asteroid 2024 YR4. The chance of this impact rose to ...

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.

Second largest meteor crater in the United States is right here in Odessa The Odessa Meteor Crater was created 63,000 years ago but was first discovered in 1892. To stream NewsWest9 on your phone ...