In 1920, however, a farmer in the African nation of Namibia, then part of British-controlled South Africa, made an ...

China’s Tianwen-2 mission has launched to explore an asteroid that may be a piece of the moon, as well as an active asteroid ...

This summer, a mission originally named in Zheng He's honor but now known as Tianwen-2 will propel China deeper into space ...

Aerial perspective showing Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater, Western Australia ... indistinguishable” from old rock beds in South Africa, according to the study. "[T]he tremendous amount of energy ...

The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than three billion ... from old rock beds in South Africa, according to the study. "[T]he tremendous amount of energy ...

THE world's oldest-known crater from an asteroid smash 3.5 billion years ago has been discovered in the Australian outback. The ancient hole, near the town of Marble Bar, north-west Australia, was ...

Geologist and study co-author Tim Johnson said the dome was likely to be uplifted by the impact of the meteorite smashing into Earth. "So, when you form a really big crater, the middle bit forces ...

According to the release, the meteorite that formed the more-than-62-mile-wide (100 km) crater hit the early Earth ... from old rock beds in South Africa, indicating that the impact event may ...

an asteroid of that size could cause an explosion in the atmosphere or even create an impact crater, according to the Planetary Society. Both possibilities would likely cause devastating damage on ...

It seems humanity can breathe a slight sigh of relief for now, as NASA has reduced the chance of a 'city-killer' asteroid colliding ... leave a 3,000-foot-wide crater in the ground.

If it did collide with Earth, an asteroid of that size could cause an explosion in the atmosphere or even create an impact crater ... parts of Africa, the Arabian Sea and South Asia.