For decades, Venus, often dubbed “Earth’s twin,” has been depicted as a barren, inhospitable world, its surface locked in an ...

Venus has long carried the nickname “Earth’s twin,” yet most people picture it as a static, oven‑hot wasteland with a geologically dead surface. A fresh look at radar and gravity records from NASA’s ...

There’s a lot happening at Crater Lake National Park, from the naming of an interim superintendent to uncertainty of summer season ranger-led programs to the annual efforts to open snow-closed ...

Impact craters play a crucial role in planetary science, as they serve as windows into the geological evolution of planetary surfaces and are key considerations in selecting landing sites. However, ...

Meteor craters are incredible reminders of the powerful forces of nature and the history of our planet. These massive impact sites are created when asteroids or comets collide with Earth, leaving ...

But his name survives, not only the Straits of Magellan but by numerous regions, places, waterways and streets around the world from animal breeds (penguins, birds and dogs), plants (from fuschias to ...

What’s underneath Meteor Crater is weirdly folded and smushed-up rock. On the Moon, the hope is to find ice. Wes Patterson leads the radar instrument team at Johns Hopkins University. "Looking for ice ...

The newly revealed interiors have been designed by Tomas Tillberg Design with an “elegant and functional” aesthetic that will create a “sophisticated yet practical” environment for polar exploration.

Some people see bumps, but others see craters. What you’re seeing is known as the crater illusion, or sometimes relief inversion.

The Crater alters the north-central portion of Limveld, carving the landscape out to reveal a sprawling, lava-filled crater full of powerful enemies, like the Fallingstar Beast and Fire Prelates.