In Manson, Iowa, a meteor impact 74 million years ago carved a vast crater, altering the area's geology and creating distinctive soft water that tells a unique story of the past.

The Yucatan has perfectly preserved colonial towns, lush nature preserves, and archaeological wonders, and a new railway ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown asteroid impact hidden in tiny glass fragments scattered across South Australia. Curtin University scientists have contributed to the discovery of ...

By Sonia Fernandez, UCSB Researchers continue to build on a body of evidence for a fragmented comet that is thought to have exploded over the Earth almost 13,000 years ago, […] ...

Discover the list of the top 9 largest impact craters on Earth, including the Vredefort Dome, Chicxulub crater, and other ...

In September 2025, an X post viewed over 1 million times claimed the world's biggest meteorite impact crater was in Mexico and included a video of the purported site. The video an ...

A video accurately identifies the world largest meteorite impact crater as being in Mexico.

Around 66 million years ago, the reign of the dinosaurs came to a fiery end. An asteroid about 7 miles (12 kilometers) wide, ...

Scientists have found proof that a huge asteroid smashed into the sea off the coast of Yorkshire 43 million years ago.

In a scientific breakthrough with cosmic implications, researchers have, for the first time, precisely dated the emergence of microbial life within a meteorite impact crater—revealing that life not ...