A massive meteor struck near Manson, Iowa, 74 million years ago, creating the U.S.'s largest impact crater and reshaping the ...

The idea of an asteroid hitting Earth can be a scary one, but it can be pretty hard to comprehend just how scary such an impact might potentially be. To put things in context, many people who have ...

They're stronger and more impactful than we ever knew.

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 of the asteroid in present-day Yucatan wiped out almost all life on Earth. It recovered faster than previously ...

The moon is pummeled by asteroids nearly every day, creating new craters constantly that can range from a few feet to many miles across. The asteroid impacts, when they’re large enough, create flashes ...