The so-called Meteor Crater in Arizona previously held the record for largest impact crater less than 100,000 years old; it’s about 49,000 to 50,000 years old and measures 0.75 miles (1.2 km ...

The biggest and oldest of these scars is a monster crater, one of the largest ... for this is the presence of a dense chunk of asteroid buried therein. Having direct access to a treasure trove ...

The asteroid belt that sits between Mars ... But the most fascinating discovery has been made around one of its largest craters, the Ertunet Crater. Maria Cristina De Sanctis, a planetary ...

The South Pole-Aitken basin is the moon's oldest and largest visible crater—a massive geological wound 4 billion years old that preserves secrets about the moon's early history, much like a ...

The Canadian Meteor Crater An account of the discovery and exploration of the two-mile crater on the barrens near Hudson Bay. If it is conclusively shown to be meteoritic, it is the largest yet ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Skywatchers have quite the show to look forward to this week, as the biggest meteor ...

Meteor Crater was created more than 50,000 years ago by a massive meteor strike near Winslow, Arizona. Visitors can experience the 550-foot-deep and nearly mile-wide cavity from an air-conditioned ...

This weekend, people across the UK are in with the best chance of seeing the biggest meteor shower of the year. The Geminid meteor shower, which takes place throughout December each year ...

Discover the breathtaking Arizona landmarks, from the iconic Grand Canyon to historic mines and ancient petroglyphs.