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For this week's edition of Drone Zone, we head to Winslow to check out the Meteor Crater. It was formed 50,000 years ago, and ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

Satellites have captured amazing views views of these craters on Earth. ESA explains. Nördlinger Ries Ouarkziz Crater Tenoumer Crater Gosses Bluff Siljan Ring Roter Kamm Manicouagan Crater Shoemaker C ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

Get your kids off their devices and into some real-world fun! Check out these awesome places in Midland-Odessa for ...