These ancient craters provide insights into the violent forces that shaped our planet Also known as Meteor Crater, this ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission reached asteroid 101955 Bennu. Two years later, the spacecraft snagged a sample of its surface, ...

Meteor Crater & Barringer Space Museum is located about 40 miles east of downtown Flagstaff. The site is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the winter and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the summer.

Key events include the Tunguska Event, the Chelyabinsk Event, the Barringer Crater, the Chesapeake Bay Crater, and the Chicxulub Event. These collisions illustrate the potential threat asteroids ...