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

A mysterious metal-rich asteroid called Psyche has been baffling scientists for over two centuries, and its true origin ...

A massive crater on asteroid Psyche may hold the key to whether it’s a lost planet’s core or something more complex. New simulations suggest NASA’s upcoming mission could finally solve the mystery.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers have just discovered a giant crater 900m in diameter in southern China. Named the Jinlin crater, a new study confirms ...

Roughly 50,000 years ago, a massive iron meteorite slammed into what is now northern Arizona, creating one of the most ...

The study of impact crater geology and shock metamorphism offers a vital window into the extreme conditions that have shaped planetary surfaces. Impact events, whether from solitary projectiles or ...

Scientists have found the oldest impact crater on Earth – and it changes our understanding of our planet and the origins of life. The meteorite that left the crater fell to Earth 3.5 billion years ago ...

A rocky stretch in Western Australia's Pilbara, near Earth's earliest-confirmed lifeforms, was hit by a meteorite about 3.5 billion years ago. Reading time 2 minutes Scientists in Australia say ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

A peer-reviewed study published in the journal Geology proposes that the same asteroid strike that carved Arizona’s Meteor ...

Hidden beneath a kilometre of ice in northwestern Greenland, an impact crater that could swallow a city the size of London, Ont. is the subject of much debate about its origins and age. Now, Western ...