NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is continuing its mission to collect samples despite uncertainty about when or if those ...

This week, geologists announced they discovered the world's oldest known impact crater. It's in Western Australia's ancient ...

Planning on snorkeling in Maui? Molokini Crater is just off the coast of Maui and is one of the top Maui snorkeling spots.

Nearly a year into Kīlauea’s dramatic summit eruptions, scientists say the volcano is offering a rare, safe, and incredibly ...

There are no written Soviet records, no logs, no official drilling reports, and no confirmation that they'd lit it intentionally – but there's no disputing a ~100-foot-deep (~30-m), 226-foot-wide ...

Since the summit eruption began Dec. 23, 2024, most lava fountaining episodes have lasted about a day or less and have been ...

The European Space Agency has released new images of a rare "butterfly" crater on the Red Planet. The bug-like structure ...

Research payoffs from the out-of-this-world Meteor Crater are ongoing. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The huge, bowl-shaped ...

A 23-year-old Maryland man was rescued over the weekend after falling into the crater of Mount Vesuvius in Italy while taking a selfie. The man, identified as Philip Carroll, visited the famed volcano ...