Deep in the Midwest region of Western Australia, hidden beneath layers of eroded rock, lies what scientists have now confirmed as the oldest known asteroid impact site on Earth. The Yarrabubba crater, ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have identified the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater in Western ...

Meteor impact craters are not just fascinating geological features; they are windows into Earth’s history. These ancient ...

The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than 3.5 billion years ago is changing the way ...

Previously, the Vredefort Dome had been the only dated impact structure. The 2 billion-year-old crater can be found in South Africa and is also the world’s biggest at over 155miles across.

"Given how rare such evidence is due to [Earth's] geological recycling processes, this is a major breakthrough in ...

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 years ago ...

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.