New study challenges discovery of Earth’s ‘oldest’ impact crater - The discovery of an ancient meteorite impact crater was recently reported in Western Australia. But not everyone is convinced it is E ...

Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest known meteorite impact crater in Western Australia. It has been dated to about 3.5 billion years ago, at a time when these almost literally Earth ...

Impact craters are formed when an object from space such as a meteoroid, asteroid or comet strikes Earth at a very high ...

Curtin University researchers have discovered the world’s oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could significantly redefine our understanding of the origins of life and how our planet ...

Photo: Curtin University Scientists in Australia say they’ve found the world’s oldest impact crater, surpassing the previous record-holder’s age by more than 1.25 billion years.

Curtin University researchers have discovered the world’s oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could significantly redefine our understanding of the origins of life and how our planet was ...

The reign of T. rex and Co. ended around a measly 66 million years ago, but geologists just discovered that what is now considered the oldest impact crater on Earth is nearly 3.5 billion years old.

World’s Oldest Impact Crater Discovered, Toppling Previous Record By 1.3 Billion Years The discovery in Western Australia could be rewriting Earth’s ancient history. Dr. Alfredo Carpineti ...

This surprising connection between Arizona's world-renowned geological features stretches back 56,000 years, to when a ...

For a few days in mid-February, headlines around the world buzzed about the potential for an asteroid to hit the Earth in 2023—specifically, asteroid 2024 YR4. The chance of this impact rose to ...

A Paleoarchaean impact crater in the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia. Nature Communications, 2025; 16 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57558-3 ...