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A mysterious metal-rich asteroid called Psyche has been baffling scientists for over two centuries, and its true origin ...
Even 200 years after asteroid 16 Psyche was discovered, astronomers continue to puzzle over its formation. Psyche is the 10th ...
A massive crater on asteroid Psyche may hold the key to whether it’s a lost planet’s core or something more complex. New ...
Arizona’s Meteor Crater remains the best-preserved meteorite impact site on Earth. Despite being studied for over a century, ...
Scientists have simulated the formation of a giant crater on Asteroid 16 Psyche to predict what the space rock looks like on ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Nov 20, 2025, 08:01am EST Nov 21, 2025, 11:53am EST Aerial view ...
The Chicxulub impact structure in Mexico is widely believed to be the site of the asteroid impact that allegedly killed the dinosaurs. As Sergio de Régules reports, scientists are now preparing to ...
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 ...
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 ...