Scientists in Australia have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater thanks to pristine structures created by the blast in the rock. Hidden away in the country's outback, the ...

The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than three billion years ago is changing the way scientists view the history of Earth and the planet's stages of evolution.

The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than three billion years ago is changing the way ...

The discovery bolsters the theory that meteorite impacts played an important role in Earth's early geological history ...

Led by Curtin University geologists Chris Kirkland and Tim Johnson, a research team unearthed this primeval crater beneath ...

We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very heart of the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

It was a respectable tenure, but the world’s oldest known meteorite site is no longer western Australia’s 2.2 billion-year-old, 43-mile-wide Yarrabubba crater. Researchers at Curtin University ...

Scientists have discovered the world's oldest meteorite impact crater in Western Australia, dating back 3.5 billion years, which could provide clues to the early days of life on Earth. Upheaval ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The discovery of the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater in the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia, dates back 3.5 billion years, significantly older ...

Until now, a crater called Yarrabubba held the title of the oldest meteor strike site. But the Pilbara site - dubbed the "North Pole Crater" - has steamed to the top spot, beating the competition ...

Scientists have found the oldest impact crater on Earth – and it changes our understanding of our planet and the origins of life. The meteorite that left the crater fell to Earth 3.5 billion ...