Just off I-40 near Route 66 lies one of Earth’s most dramatic scars—Meteor Crater. Formed 50,000 years ago by a fiery impact, ...

The Vatican Observatory highlights NASA’s DART mission, which successfully altered an asteroid’s orbit to help protect Earth ...

The Vatican Observatory is teaming up with global scientists to help defend Earth from asteroid impacts! Yes, planetary defense is real—and vital.

Beyond the vintage diners and roadside kitsch, Route 66 passes stunning natural attractions from Missouri caves to Arizona ...

Mars keeps its secrets buried deep, but every meteorite that punches through its protective layers scatters evidence across ...

Perseverance is racing through its fastest science mission yet, uncovering ancient rocks that hint at Mars’ violent, watery ...

Satellites have captured amazing views views of these craters on Earth. ESA explains. Nördlinger Ries, Ouarkziz Crater, Tenoumer Crater, Gosses Bluff, Siljan Ring, Roter Kamm, Manicouagan Crater, ...

Perseverance discovers egg-like spherules in a Mars rock, now NASA is forming a strategy to investigate this in more detail.

Scientists have discovered a new way to uncover what lies beneath the surfaces of planets like Mars by studying the debris ...

When 3 meteorite pieces struck Khalwat Nimgaon, it upended village life and set off a frantic hunt for a missing fragment.

Located 35 miles east of Flagstaff and 6 miles south of Interstate 40, Meteor Crater and its fragments were first recognized after the discovery of iron fragments west of the crater near Canyon ...

including the size of the meteorite. To estimate that, researchers would need access to the impact crater, but its location is unknown. Prave noted that the environment of Stac Fada returned to normal ...