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

Curtin University Researchers have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater known to science in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The feature is more than one billion years older than the ...

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 shaped. The team ...

Curiously enough, the crater was exactly where we had hoped it would be, and its discovery supports a theory about the birth of Earth's first continents. The very first rocks The oldest rocks on ...

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.

Geologists have discovered the world's oldest known impact crater; it sits in the heart of Western Australia's ancient Pilbara region. An analysis of rock layers in the region suggests a crater at ...

View of the discovery site of the oldest impact crater in Western Australia. Credit: Curtin University Imagine a city-sized meteorite crashing into Earth at a staggering speed. That is exactly what ...

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.