PHILIPPINES () – The U.S. National Park Service protects 63 national parks and over 400 sites across the United States and its ...

A crater on Mars has a bright patch of ice. It's the second time in over a decade that the crater and ice has been observed ...

The South Pole-Aitken impact basin on the far side of the Moon formed in a southward impact (toward the bottom in the image). The basin has a radioactive “KREEP-rich” ejecta blanket on one side of the ...

It’s been over 50 years since I hiked Sunset Crater. I mentioned this to the young lady at the reception desk in the visitor center. She replied, “I am so jealous.” I said, “Nothing to be jealous ...

SUN CITY, Arizona — Two members of a Wenatchee Valley family have been touched by fatal violence at the Arizona vacation home they owned — one of them a victim, the other the accused perpetrator of a ...

Geology is full of detective stories about the Earth's history, and a new paper in Geology by University of New Mexico Distinguished Professors Emeritus Karl Karlstrom and Laurie Crossey, along with ...

WINSLOW, AZ (AZFamily) — An asteroid hit the Earth in what is now known as northern Arizona about 50,000 years ago. It left a giant crater that draws people from all over the world. Nestled between ...

Scientists who want to study the moon can’t just go there… but the Arizona desert has the next best thing: a crater stamped out by an asteroid 50,000 years ago. The desert rises to what seems like an ...

THE Meccano Magazine for March contains an illustrated article on this unique formation. The photographs give a vivid idea of the force of the impact, which shattered the rocks, and forced up great ...

“Five miles to impact,” said our oldest son, Jack. He was reading one of a series of signs along I-40 just outside of Winslow, Arizona, counting down the miles to Meteor Crater Natural Landmark. Maybe ...

The volcanic crater lake attracts thousands of visitors each year. Those wanting to enjoy the deepest lake in the U.S. will need to schedule a visit soon, before access closes for more than two years.

A video showcasing an incredible view of a meteorite site formed around 50,000 years ago has gone viral on TikTok. The footage was captured by a hiker on TikTok known as @blackhikingqueen and has ...