The discovery of a new tektite-strewn field in northeastern Brazil points to a large meteorite impact—but geologists have yet ...

Arizona's Meteor Crater remains 'the perfect natural laboratory' for studying what happens when meteors strike Earth, ...

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread. Unravelling Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history with rocks is tricky business. Case ...

Even 200 years after asteroid 16 Psyche was discovered, astronomers continue to puzzle over its formation. Psyche is the 10th ...

The asteroid struck off the coast of England more than 43 million years ago ...

Simulation shows off what would happen if a giant asteroid hits the ocean as scientists solve a 20 year old mystery ...

The City of Wetumpka embraces one of the most unique pieces of its history this week.

A mysterious metal-rich asteroid called Psyche has been baffling scientists for over two centuries, and its true origin ...

A decades-long scientific debate over the origins of the Silverpit Crater in the southern North Sea has been resolved. New evidence confirms that it was caused by an asteroid or comet impact about ...

Early in the morning of October 6, 2008, astronomers at the University of Arizona detected an asteroid on a collision course with Earth. When other sightings cropped up across the world, the ...

A bright new lunar crater detected in spacecraft images shows that asteroid impacts continue to reshape the Moon’s surface today. The Moon’s familiar surface tells a story of both ancient violence and ...