Meteor craters are incredible reminders of the powerful forces of nature and the history of our planet. These massive impact sites are created when asteroids or comets collide with Earth, leaving ...

Largest asteroid hit on Earth lies under Australian continent. Experts believe the Australian continent is hiding a meteor crater three times bigger than the one from the hit that wiped out the ...

Possibly the best-known meteorite impact on Earth is the one that left the largely buried Chicxulub impact structure on the Yucatán peninsula in Mexico. This 180km diameter crater is the second ...

The Facts. After landing on earth about 60,000 years ago, the Hoba was discovered in 1920 and is now thought to be the largest known meteorite on the planet.

New research suggests that the asteroid responsible for forming Earth's largest impact crater was even bigger than researchers had previously estimated.

The Meteor Crater in Arizona is relatively young, proof that Earthlings should track and be aware of potential incoming space rocks. Some 50,000 years ago, a metal asteroid around 100 to 170 feet ...

Two billion years ago, an impactor (most likely an asteroid) crashed into the Earth near present-day Johannesburg, South Africa, forming the largest and oldest known crater on Earth.

The 54 pound chunk from Mars was found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 and could set a record when it appears at auction this ...

Astronomers have traced the origins of 200 meteorites to five impact craters in two volcanic regions on Mars, known as Tharsis and Elysium.

Earth’s oldest meteorite crater found in Australia. Move over, Yarrabubba. The new recordholder is 3.5 billion years old. By Andrew Paul. Published Mar 6, 2025 11:15 AM EST.