Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

Earlier this year, researchers announced the discovery of what they believed to be the world’s oldest impact crater.

Satellites have captured amazing views views of these craters on Earth. ESA explains. Nördlinger Ries, Ouarkziz Crater, ...

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.

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

A massive meteor crater in northern Arizona continues to attract visitors and spark curiosity about space and science, ...

In 2022, NASA rammed a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if it could alter its orbital period around its parent asteroid. The mission, dubbed the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), aimed to ...

Asteroid Day reminds us of space rocks' power. Some asteroids hit Earth hard. One exploded over Chelyabinsk in 2013, injuring ...

The 54 pound chunk from Mars was found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 and could set a record when it appears at auction this ...