Earth is still collecting scars from space, and scientists are only now learning to read them properly. Newly mapped impact craters, both on land and hidden beneath the oceans, are revealing that ...

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

For more than 20 years, the Silverpit Crater deep under the North Sea has been the center of a heated scientific controversy. Some geologists were adamant that an asteroid produced the nearly-perfect ...

WASHINGTON — Giant rocks from space are falling from the sky more than they used to, but don't worry. For the past 290 million years, large asteroids have been crashing into Earth more than twice as ...

A new study suggests meteor impacts may have created hydrothermal systems on early Earth, offering a possible setting for the origin of life.

It felt like off-roading on another planet. Crumbly black cinders crunched beneath my tires, as I explored an otherworldly region of volcanic cones and craters. The overlapping 4×4 tracks and ...

For decades, the Moon has been seen as a silent, unchanging neighbor — but a surprising discovery is challenging that idea in ...

NASA and other space agencies are intent on sending astronauts back to the moon, and this time, to stay! A vital part of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After decades of debate, scientists confirm the Silverpit Crater in the North Sea was carved by an asteroid impact. (CREDIT: ...