Experts uncovered a giant crater this year in China which was possibly formed after an asteroid landed on Earth several millions of years ago. The pit was located in Heilongjiang Province and ...

Protected from the harsh surface of Mars, such pits are believed to be good candidates to contain Martian life, making them prime targets for possible future spacecraft, robots and even human ...

The Darvaza gas crater is located in Turkmenistan, and is effectively a huge fiery pit. It's a natural gas field that has collapsed into a crater, and the supply of gases keeps the fire raging.

The three fell into a pit that opened up as the parents tried to save their son A boy and his parents have died after falling into a pit in a volcanic crater at Solfatara near Naples. The drama ...