Read more crater stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21952/crater.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 19:06:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/31875/moon-rocks-still-giving-up-gritty-secrets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlmost 40 years after Apollo astronauts brought samples of the moon back to Earth, the extraterrestrial rocks are still yielding new information, the New York Times reports. In addition to attention from the Johnson Space Center, where they reside, samples are mailed out—on loan only, and usually less than...http://www.newser.com/story/31875/moon-rocks-still-giving-up-gritty-secrets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Jul 2008 6:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27631/odds-of-cataclysmic-space-rock-crash-1-in-10.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChicken Little may have been smarter than we thought. A growing body of evidence reveals that the sky is falling, or at least gigantic space rocks are—and the Earth is at far greater risk of a catastrophic strike than previously thought, reports Atlantic . Despite the danger—an impact could...http://www.newser.com/story/27631/odds-of-cataclysmic-space-rock-crash-1-in-10.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 25 May 2008 6:19:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/17784/mercury-spider-crater-spotted.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNASA's first probe to Mercury in more than 30 years has made some spectacular finds, including a mysterious new crater dubbed "the spider," Space.com reports. The network of cracks radiating from the impact crater photographed by the probe is like nothing else ever seen in the solar system. "Our...http://www.newser.com/story/17784/mercury-spider-crater-spotted.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 31 Jan 2008 10:19:00 CST