The chemical makeup of mineral inclusions preserved in impact glass hints at the site of a missing impact crater. Tektites are natural glass formed when debris falls back to Earth after a meteorite ...

This unusual crater on Mars resembles a butterfly, but its shape tells a story of a shallow impact, melted ice, and ancient ...

New images of an asteroid impact crater buried deep below the floor of the Atlantic Ocean have been published by researchers at Heriot-Watt University. The images confirm the 9km Nadir Crater, located ...

When it comes to famous holes in the ground, northern Arizona has two: Grand Canyon and Barringer Meteorite Crater. New research now suggests that these famous depressions might, in fact, be ...

A massive, well-preserved impact crater has been uncovered in Guangdong, revealing the signature of a powerful meteorite strike during the Holocene. Measuring 900 meters across, it dwarfs other known ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Nov 20, 2025, 08:01am EST Nov 21, 2025, 11:53am EST Aerial view ...

The Chicxulub impact structure in Mexico is widely believed to be the site of the asteroid impact that allegedly killed the dinosaurs. As Sergio de Régules reports, scientists are now preparing to ...

Researchers from China have identified a newly discovered impact crater, named Jinlin crater, located in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province, with findings published in *Matter and Radiation at Extremes*.

The impact crater could be linked to the origins of life on Earth. The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than three billion years ago is changing the way ...

An asteroid struck Mars 2.3 million years ago, throwing debris across a region of the planet equal to four times the length of the Grand Canyon. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...