About 66 million years ago, an asteroid slammed into what is now Mexico, forming the Chicxulub crater. This impact wiped out ...

A new study reveals that the largest lunar crater, South Pole-Aitken basin, was formed by an oblique impact that shaped the ...

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

Last month, Google quietly killed off Google Sky Maps. But there’s still another way to virtually explore most of the solar system a la Google Maps: it’s called Google Maps in Space. Google Maps in ...

Columbus Day falls on the second Monday of October, and different states across the country will be celebrating the day next week in various ways. Some states recognize it as a paid holiday, while ...

The moon’s oldest and largest crater didn’t form in the way astronomers thought, according to a detailed analysis of its shape, which would rewrite the moon’s early history. The South Pole-Aitken (SPA ...

When astronauts land near the moon's south pole as part of NASA's Artemis program in a few years, they likely will find themselves in an unexpected treasure trove of clues that could help scientists ...

Forecast maps show the expected impacts of newly formed Tropical Storm Jerry, which the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday was located over the central tropical Atlantic. While ...

After decades of debate, scientists have finally confirmed that the mysterious Silverpit Crater beneath the North Sea was created by a massive asteroid impact around 45 million years ago. Credit: ...

La Niña is a very common weather pattern. “We actually, believe it or not, had three back-to-back La Niñas from 2020 to 2023,” Michelle L’Heureux, a meteorologist with the National Oceanic and ...

Letters: Vote no on the unfair Proposition 50 Letters: Vote yes on Prop. 50 and stand up for democracy More than 4 million California voters have sent in their Prop. 50 ballots so far Will the ...

For millions of years, the massive impact crater beneath Chesapeake Bay remained hidden, covered by layers of sediment. It was only in the early 1990s that scientists first detected its presence ...