• Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 16th, 2015
Never-Before-Seen Volcanic Process Formed Odd Mound on the Moon

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

458-Million-Year-Old Meteorite Impact Craters Found in Sweden

The two craters sit 16 kilometers (9 miles) from one another

Space Explorers Find Deposits of Glass on Mars

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

Folks Are Freaking Out over These Blue Splotches on Mars

What are blue patches doing on the Red Planet?

Odd Feature on Mars Could Be the Caldera of a Colossal Volcano

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

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

New Crater on the Moon Named After Aviator Amelia Earhart

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

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

Mysterious Crater in Siberia Likely Caused by Methane Blast

The methane was released by the thawing permafrost, researchers say

Massive 270-Foot (82.3-Meter) Hole Opens Up Out of the Blue in Siberia

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

Meteorite Might Have Struck Southern Alberta Millions of Years Ago

The resulting crater measured 8 kilometers (5 miles) in diameter, researchers say

Massive Sinkhole Opens Up in Residential Area in Baltimore

Massive Sinkhole Opens Up in Residential Area in Baltimore

The large crater swallowed cars, train tracks, walls and pavements

You Too Can Hear What Solar Flares Sound Like

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

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

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

Massive Mars Crater Housed Ancient Lake Fed by Underground Water

The finding raises hopes of an underground water network, perhaps surviving today

Unusual “Pie-Crust” Areas Spotted on Mercury

Unusual “Pie-Crust” Areas Spotted on Mercury

NASA snapshots disclose novel phenomenon on Mercury's surface

 
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