What can layered rocks on Mars teach scientists about planetary formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in JGR: Planets hopes to add | Space ...

The rover found a 245-foot-thick layer of old rock on the rim of Jezero Crater, showing that the formation was created by ...

Mars Express orbiter has captured striking images of dark, wave-like dunes inside Kaiser Crater on Mars. Rising about 100 ...

The impact experiment conducted on the asteroid Ryugu by the Japanese Hayabusa2 mission that took place two years ago resulted in an unexpectedly large crater. With the use of simulations, a team led ...

"While the site had previously been identified as an ancient impact crater, its exact age remained uncertain." ...

The Chicxulub impact structure in Mexico is widely believed to be the site of the asteroid impact that allegedly killed the dinosaurs. As Sergio de Régules reports, scientists are now preparing to ...

Like it or not, nature is not a sharpshooter, and when it comes to rocks falling out of the sky on any given planet, it’s anybody’s guess as to where they’re going to hit. But it’s borderline ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Nov 20, 2025, 08:01am EST Nov 21, 2025, 11:53am EST Aerial view ...

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New images of an asteroid impact crater buried deep below the floor of the Atlantic Ocean have been published today by researchers at Heriot-Watt University. The images confirm the 9km Nadir Crater, ...