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

A 2023 astronaut photo shows off an unusual cranium-like structure appearing to stare up into space from the floor of a large ...

A lunar crater of planetary proportions, the South Pole-Aitken basin, is finally revealing the secrets of its violent birth.

The Jinlin impact crater in south China's Guangdong Province has been confirmed as the largest known crater on Earth since the Holocene period, which spans from 11,700 years ago to the present, the ...

China’s newly confirmed largest impact crater from the Holocene reveals rare geological evidence of a massive ...

Scientists in China have confirmed the discovery of the largest known impact crater formed on Earth during the Holocene period, which began around 11,700 years ago. The Jinlin impact crater, located ...

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

NASA is gearing up for an ambitious mission to explore the Moon’s largest crater, aiming to uncover mysterious elements ...

As astronauts prepare for south-polar landings, a new look at the Moon’s biggest crater points to a pivotal moment in lunar ...

U.S. astronauts who return to the moon’s surface in the years ahead for the first time in more than half a century will have ...

Solving a lunar mystery? Scientist at the University of Arizona is the lead author on research proposing a new theory for the ...

The moon's heavily cratered surface serves as a testament to how Earth's closest celestial neighbor has become a figurative magnet for space rocks during its 4.5 billion-year history. One of the best ...