Ages ago, before humans lived in North America, a space rock pierced the atmosphere and screamed in a blaze of light toward the surface of the Earth. Oh, the catastrophe it must have been when the ...

Analysis of tiny zircon crystals buried within the 10-mile-wide Ames crater in northwest Oklahoma suggests that the submerged structure dates back to 370 million years ago.

A large pit discovered by an amateur astronomer on Google Maps in 2024 is actually a 390 million-year-old meteor impact crater, scientists have confirmed. Joël Lapointe was planning a camping trail ...

MONTREAL — In late 2023, amateur astronomer Joël Lapointe was using Google Maps to plan a summer road trip when he stumbled upon a strange looking pit. Now, that chance discovery has become something ...

Oklahoma's only museum dedicated to a meteor impact might have to change some exhibits after scientists learned the crater is a lot younger than previously thought. Anyone walking through the Ames ...

Meteor Crater in Arizona will begin offering guided hikes to the crater floor starting in May. The trail follows the same path Apollo astronauts used to train for moon landings. These advanced hikes ...

In a state that contains the likes of the Grand Canyon and the Sedona red rocks, Meteor Crater is still one of Arizona’s coolest natural wonders. Also called Barringer Crater, it’s an impact crater ...

One of the most extraordinary geological features in the continental U.S. is Meteor Crater, which lies 35 miles east of Flagstaff and 18 miles west of Winslow in Arizona’s high desert. The crater is ...

Amateur astronomer Joël Lapointe stumbled upon the crater whilst planning a camping trip to Quebec's Côte-Nord region. Pregnant rhino sends conservationist scrambling up a tree in South Africa Trump ...