Drone footage captures CRATER on California’s Highway One in Big Sur after rain washes road away 

Wipe out! Incredible drone footage captures huge CRATER on California’s Highway One near Big Sur after landslide washes road away A massive landslide washed away a large chunk of Highway One into the ocean near Big Sur on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning Drone footage captured the aftermath in Monterey County near Rat Creek with … Read more

Mars’ ‘Happy Face’ crater has grown in decade due to thermal erosion

Mars has something to smile about! The infamous ‘Happy Face’ crater near the Red Planet’s south pole has gotten noticeably bigger over the last decade. NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter first recorded the grinning visage in 2011, using its powerful High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera. Researchers compared an image of the crater from October 2011 to … Read more

Say cheese! Mars’ ‘Happy Face’ crater has significantly grown over a decade due to thermal erosion

Mars has something to smile about! The infamous ‘Happy Face’ crater near the Red Planet’s south pole has gotten noticeably bigger over the last decade. NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter first recorded the grinning visage in 2011, using its powerful High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera. Researchers compared an image of the crater from October 2011 to … Read more

Three-mile-wide Australian meteorite crater formed 100M years ago

Massive three mile wide meteorite crater is discovered by gold miners in Australia’s Outback that formed some 100 MILLION years ago A meteorite crater was discovered in Western Australia’s Outback Scientists determined the crater stretches three miles across  The team found shoot cones at the site, which is a sign of a meteorite impact These … Read more

Massive three mile wide meteorite crater is found in Australia that formed 100 MILLION years ago

Massive three mile wide meteorite crater is discovered by gold miners in Australia’s Outback that formed some 100 MILLION years ago A meteorite crater was discovered in Western Australia’s Outback Scientists determined the crater stretches three miles across  The team found shoot cones at the site, which is a sign of a meteorite impact These … Read more

Massive underground methane explosion leaves 165-foot-deep crater in Siberia

A massive underground methane explosion in Siberia has left behind gigantic 165-foot crater. The hole, called a funnel, was spotted from the air by chance by a Russian TV crew flying over Yamal on an unrelated assignment in July. Scientists suggest it was formed by a buildup of methane gas erupting beneath a pingo, or … Read more

Lebanese protesters threaten more violence – as it’s revealed Beirut blast crater is 140ft deep 

‘Prepare the gallows because our anger doesn’t end in one day’: Furious Lebanese protesters threaten more violence – as it’s revealed Beirut blast crater is 140ft deep Protesters in Beirut have threatened further violence after a night of clashes Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad has resigned, apologising for failing the people of Lebanon French experts working … Read more

ESA releases stunning fly over video of Korolev crater covered in a thick layer of water ice 

Take a trip to Mars! ESA releases stunning fly over video of Korolev crater that is 51 miles across and covered in a thick layer of water ice Mars is home to the Korolev crater, which is a frozen depression in the north The depression is about 51 miles across and more than one mile … Read more

Pretty in pink: India crater lake changes colour overnight

Lake in India that formed by a meteorite 50,000 years ago mysteriously changes from green to bright pink overnight due to either algae or increased salinity Lonar Lake was formed by a meteorite hitting the Earth some 50,000 years ago The body of water is typically green, but recently changed to pink just overnight Experts … Read more

Kondyor Massif crater in Siberia contains so many precious metals it’s known as treasure mountain

The mysterious crater in Siberia that’s five miles wide, has a 2,000ft-high ridge and contains so many precious metals it’s known as ‘treasure mountain’ The geological wonder – the Kondyor Massif – is the result of a little-understood surge of volcanic rock   This volcanic rock pushed up through 5,000 miles of mantle a billion years or … Read more