Keep in mind that high winds occasionally cancel the popular mile-long guided rim tour. Meteor Crater & Barringer Space Museum is located about 40 miles east of downtown Flagstaff. The site is ...
Skywatchers, get ready to witness some celestial activity as the Leonids and Northern Taurids meteor showers peak in mid-November. Along with the Leonids, the Northern Taurids will peak on Nov. 12 ...
Up next, a third celestial treat named the Orionid meteor shower. Unlike the Northern Lights, which are rare to see around here, or the comet that visits once every 80,000 years, Orionids shows up ...
It’s considered to be one of the best-preserved meteor impact craters in the world. The crater is 3,900 feet (1,200 m) across and 560 feet (170 m) deep and includes an interpretive center and rim ...
As long as the moon and skies are all treats and no tricks, skygazers should have a chance to see the Orionids, one of the year's most striking meteor showers, just in time for Halloween.
Historical tours of the theater are offered monthly ... Known as Barringer’s Crater (or Meteor Crater), this was where a ...
which formed Meteor Crater in Arizona. The diamonds are sand-grain-sized, only hundredths of an inch across. Other crater-related diamonds are larger. In the 35-mile-wide Popigari crater in ...
The Meteor Crater Education Alliance (MCEA) will be hosting its first fundraising event, Crater Challenge 2024, on Saturday, Nov. 2. Participants can choose one of two options for a 2 1/2-mile ...
During tours of the mine, which are narrated by ... a stop in Winslow might mean checking out La Posada Hotel, Meteor Crater or a downtown park that pays homage to the Eagles song that put the ...
About 2.2 billion years ago, a massive meteorite left a crater there 43 miles wide. Today, the dusty, red-hued site called Yarrabubba lacks a defined crater - it disappeared due to erosion and ...
Located west of the Makena Beach State Park, a boat ride is required to reach the Molokini Crater. Some of the top-rated boat tour companies include Four Winds, Redline Rafting and PacWhale Eco ...