A 225-meter-wide crater quietly formed on the moon in 2024, only to be discovered months later in orbital images. The event, ...

A routine scan of the Moon has revealed a fresh scar around the length of two football pitches laid end to end - as NASA ...

A crater as wide as two American football fields formed in spring 2024, a size expected roughly once a century. A NASA orbiter got to watch.

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread. Unravelling Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history with rocks is tricky business. Case ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Jul 14, 2025, 03:43pm EDT Jul 15, 2025, 04:22am EDT A satellite ...

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As astronauts prepare for south-polar landings, a new look at the Moon’s biggest crater points to a pivotal moment in lunar history—and to the rocks you’ll want sampled next. A study led by Jeffrey ...

Early in the morning of October 6, 2008, astronomers at the University of Arizona detected an asteroid on a collision course with Earth. When other sightings cropped up across the world, the ...

Simulation shows off what would happen if a giant asteroid hits the ocean as scientists solve a 20 year old mystery ...

Even 200 years after asteroid 16 Psyche was discovered, astronomers continue to puzzle over its formation. Psyche is the 10th ...

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread. Unraveling Earth's 4.5-billion-year history with rocks is tricky business. Case ...