- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 16th, 2015
Never-Before-Seen Volcanic Process Formed Odd Mound on the Moon
The mound sits smack in the middle of a crater
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 12th, 2015
458-Million-Year-Old Meteorite Impact Craters Found in Sweden
The two craters sit 16 kilometers (9 miles) from one another
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 10th, 2015
Space Explorers Find Deposits of Glass on Mars
The glass lies hidden in impact craters on the Red Planet
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 3rd, 2015
Folks Are Freaking Out over These Blue Splotches on Mars
What are blue patches doing on the Red Planet?
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 25th, 2015
Odd Feature on Mars Could Be the Caldera of a Colossal Volcano
Then again, it might also be just another impact crater
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 23rd, 2015
Worst Meteorite Impacts in Earth's History Happened in Australia
The impact zone associated with these ancient collisions measures about 400 kilometers (250 miles) across
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 17th, 2015
New Crater on the Moon Named After Aviator Amelia Earhart
The Earhart crater, whose discovery was announced this past Monday, measures about 124 miles (200 kilometers) across
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 10th, 2015
Meteorite Strike Believed to Have Created Mammoth Crater in Antarctica
The crater, estimated to measure about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) across, was first spotted on December 20, 2014
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 1st, 2014
Mysterious Crater in Siberia Likely Caused by Methane Blast
The methane was released by the thawing permafrost, researchers say
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 17th, 2014
Massive 270-Foot (82.3-Meter) Hole Opens Up Out of the Blue in Siberia
Researchers are utterly clueless about what might have caused the hole to form
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 8th, 2014
Meteorite Might Have Struck Southern Alberta Millions of Years Ago
The resulting crater measured 8 kilometers (5 miles) in diameter, researchers say
- Oddiverse Blog
- By Ancuta Iosub
- May 2nd, 2014
Massive Sinkhole Opens Up in Residential Area in Baltimore
The large crater swallowed cars, train tracks, walls and pavements
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 10th, 2014
You Too Can Hear What Solar Flares Sound Like
A NASA lunar orbiter is providing live sounds streams
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 19th, 2013
High-Energy Hazards Around the Moon Mapped by LRO Instrument
The data may help experts develop safer space exploration techniques
- Science
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 23rd, 2013
A Comet Was What Killed the Dinosaurs, New Study Says
The dinosaurs' demise could not have been caused by an asteroid, specialists claim
- Space
- By Lucian Parfeni
- January 21st, 2013
Massive Mars Crater Housed Ancient Lake Fed by Underground Water
The finding raises hopes of an underground water network, perhaps surviving today
- Science Blog
- By Cristina Macari
- November 21st, 2012
Unusual “Pie-Crust” Areas Spotted on Mercury
NASA snapshots disclose novel phenomenon on Mercury's surface