The City of Wetumpka embraces one of the most unique pieces of its history this week.

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread. Unravelling Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history with rocks is tricky business. Case ...

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The massive crater is the focus of a week-long discovery event, offering unique tours, stargazing and lectures.

Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest known meteorite impact crater. Located in Western Australia, the crater has been dated to about 3.5 billion years ago, at a time when these almost ...

More than 50,000 years ago, a meteor hit Earth and formed what we now call Meteor Crater in northern Arizona. But new ...

Early in the morning of October 6, 2008, astronomers at the University of Arizona detected an asteroid on a collision course with Earth. When other sightings cropped up across the world, the ...

A 2021 satellite photo shows off the recently uncovered Yilan crater in China, which is most likely the youngest impact ...

Curtin University researchers have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could significantly redefine our understanding of the origins of life and how our planet was ...

A decades-long scientific debate over the origins of the Silverpit Crater in the southern North Sea has been resolved. New evidence confirms that it was caused by an asteroid or comet impact about ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes ...