Researchers in Western Australia have found the remnants of a nearly 3.5-billion-year-old impact crater – making it the ...

The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than 3.5 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 ...

It suggests that the world was previously hit by huge impacts that we may not know about, and the craters left behind might ...

A rocky stretch in Western Australia's Pilbara, near Earth's earliest-confirmed lifeforms, was hit by a meteorite about 3.5 ...

The oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth (3.5 billion years old) has been discovered in Western Australia's Pilbara region ...

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 ...

MORE: Chance of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade rises to 3.1%, NASA says A distinctive rock formation helped the research team locate the Pilbara crater. "Exceptionally preserved ...

This week, geologists announced they discovered the world's oldest known impact crater. It's in Western Australia's ancient ...

Crater 'significantly challenged previous assumptions about ... "It also radically refines our understanding of crust ...

The crater it left behind may have played a crucial ... As Kirkland explains, meteorite impacts also lead to the formation of hot, mineral-rich pools of water that could have served as cradles ...