Mysterious Libyan Desert Glass Origins Traced From Meteorite Impact on Earth's Surface

Medicine & Technology Nov 22, 2023

Libyan Desert Glass, confirmed as meteorite impact origin, unravels mystery with insights into Earth's past, but crater location questions remain. Read on to learn more details.

World's First Known Mountaintop Impact Crater Caused by Asteroid Found in Northeastern China

Sep 28, 2023

Unlike other mountain ranges, in between Baijifeng mountain's two peaks is a 1.6-kilometer gap, exhibiting patterns that indicate an asteroid impact. Read to learn more.

Earth’s Oldest Impact Craters Are Vanishing; What Happened to These Circular Depressions?

Aug 02, 2023

The ancient impact structures left on Earth by its collision with astronomical objects provide a lot of information, yet they are starting to vanish from the surface of our planet. Learn more about it in this article.

720-Foot-wide Meteorite Crater Found in a Winery in Southern France, Disproving a Scientific Opinion

Feb 24, 2023

More than 70 years ago, scientists were debating the origin of the depression found in a French winery with some believing it could be a meteorite impact. Check out how scientists confirmed it and ended the decades-long debate.

Huge Meteor Crater in Arizona Formed 50,000 Years Ago Still Useful for Scientific Studies

Aug 29, 2022

Research payoffs from the Meteor Crater formed 50,000 years ago are still ongoing, providing insights that no other place on Earth can. Read the article to learn more about it.

Nadir Crater in West Africa Suggests a Second Impact After the Chicxulub Crater From the Asteroid That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs

Aug 18, 2022

Researchers believed that the West Africa impact crater is related to Chicxulub Crater and was the second impact from the asteroid that hit the Earth and wiped off the dinosaurs. Continue reading for more details.

Black Beauty a.k.a. Northwest Africa 7034 Martian Meteorite Impact Crater on Earth Found Using Machine Learning

Jul 13, 2022

Curtin’s Space Science and Technology Centre revealed the exact impact crater of the oldest Martian meteorite Black Beauty a.k.a Northwest Africa 7034. Continue reading to know more about the location of the home crater.

New Images of Mars Released, NASA Links the Brain Terrain to Water-Ice Lying Beneath Planet’s Surface

Mar 31, 2022

The Mars Express rover of ESA captured new images of Mars’ Brain Terrain. Learn more about these satellite images revealing large craters in the Solar System.

China's New Meteor Impact Crater 'Yilan' Might Be the Largest to Date

Mar 01, 2022

Last year, experts discovered a crescent-shaped crater in China. Read on to find out the study on the possibly largest impact crater on Earth.

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter Spotted a Giant 'Tree-Stump' On The Red Planet's Surface

Jan 28, 2022

A joint probe mission of ESA and Roscosmos captured a giant tree stump from the Martian surface.

Asteroid Impacts the Inner Solar System for the Last 600 Million Years

Jan 22, 2022

The crater detection algorithm "automatically counts the visible impact craters" from a high-resolution image, a planetary research team from the United States, Australia, France, and Côte d'Ivoire has analyzed the formation of over 500 massive impact craters on Mars.

Martian Meteorites Origin Found! Space Rocks That Landed on Earth Studied Using Machine Learning

Nov 03, 2021

Researchers from Curtin University used a machine learning algorithm that analyzes high-resolution images to pinpoint the likely origin of the Martian meteorites that landed on Earth.

Devastating Floods in Mars Helped Shape Famous Deepest Canyons on Red Planet

Sep 29, 2021

Flooding from overflowing lakes appears to be responsible for around a quarter of all river valley erosion in Mars.

Tornado-Like Winds On Ancient Mars Were Created By The Impacts That Scoured The Surface

May 12, 2017

Brown University geologist Peter Schultz revealed the reason behind the scoured surface streaks on Mars. An impact crater on Mars generates tornado-like winds that make such patterns.

Basin in the Falkland Islands Shows Traits of Large Meteorite Impact; One of The World's Largest

May 06, 2017

Following their analysis on the basin in Falkland islands, a team of scientists concluded the basin exhibited traits of a large ancient meteorite impact.