Submarine canyons form in places where the seafloor is steepest, redefining how sediments and carbon travel to the depths of ...

The Science Behind River Downcutting The water pressure of a river can cut deep into a riverbed. Sediments from the riverbed ...

About 3.8 billion years ago, two massive canyons likely formed on the moon in a span of less than 10 minutes, according to new research. The extraordinary formations, each comparable in size to ...

This research helps us understand the violent nature of cosmic collisions and their role in shaping planetary landscapes. By studying these impacts, we can learn more about how the Moon’s surface was ...

It didn’t take long for the moon to get its grand canyons. Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck are two long channels near the lunar south pole. The canyons, each more than 160 miles long and around ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. About 3.8 billion ...

An orbital view of two vast lunar canyons extending from the Schrödinger impact basin near the Moon’s south pole on the far side. The perspective is angled, resembling what an astronaut would see when ...