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

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.

Some 50,000 years ago, a meteor struck near what is now Flagstaff, Arizona, leaving a 560-foot-deep crater. More recently, an ...

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 ...

Crater 'significantly challenged previous assumptions about our planet's ancient history' A giant crater 2km across and 170m deep, formed by a meteorite, is the location of India's Lonar Lake.

Australian scientists have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could reshape understanding of the origins of life and Earth itself, according to a study. The crater ...