The newly discovered Nadir crater off the coast of Africa dates to the same time as the famous Chicxulub impact, which killed off most life on Earth. Reading time 3 minutes Researchers say they’ve ...

A previously undiscovered asteroid crater off the coast of West Africa may hold some answers about how Dinosaurs went extinct. Approximately 66 million years ago, a large asteroid, whose crater is ...

Scientists have confirmed a massive impact crater, Nadir Crater, hidden beneath the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa using ...

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 ...

Roughly 35 million years ago, a massive asteroid slammed into the Atlantic Ocean near what’s now the East Coast. The impact struck with such force that it carved out a vast crater, later buried ...

The ocean floor is famously less explored than the surface of Mars. And when our team of scientists recently mapped the seabed, and ancient sediments beneath, we discovered what looks like an asteroid ...

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The Chicxulub Impact Crater, located on the Yucatán Peninsula, represents one of Earth’s most significant impact structures and offers a unique window into catastrophic processes that reshaped the ...

The surprise crater was discovered on Earth's unexplored ocean floor. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. This article was originally ...