The leftover remnants of a meteorite that smashed into Earth 15 million years ago could give new insight into Mars' past, including its oceans and whether it ever supported life. Known as the Ries ...

Satellites have captured amazing views views of these craters on Earth. ESA explains. Nördlinger Ries, Ouarkziz Crater, ...

About 14.6 million years ago, a meteorite over half a mile wide smashed into the Earth, creating a massive crater of melted rock. Although temperatures there were as high as 36,000 degrees Fahrenheit, ...

The almost 15-million-year-old Nördlinger Ries is an asteroid impact crater filled with lake sediments. Its structure is comparable to the craters currently being explored on Mars. In addition to ...

Feb. 27 (UPI) --Planetary scientists agree that Mars once hosted significant amounts of water on its surface. But how the planet held onto to its water and whether or not its water could have ...

The leftover remnants of a meteorite that smashed into Earth 15 million years ago could give new insight into Mars’ past, including its oceans and whether it ever supported life. Known as the Ries ...

The 15-million-year-old Nördlinger Ries is an asteroid impact crater filled with lake sediments. A research team has now discovered a volcanic ash layer in the crater. In addition, they show that the ...