Previously, the Vredefort Dome had been the only dated impact structure. The 2 billion-year-old crater can be found in South ...

The impact crater could be linked to the origins of life on Earth. The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than three billion years ago is changing the way ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater in northwestern Australia, estimated to be 3.47 billion years old. This finding challenges previous ...

Once the new measurements were taken and the math was done, the probability of YR4 hitting the Earth began to decline, ...

The affects of a meteorite’s impact should not be underestimated. The discovery of the world’s oldest known crater caused by a meteorite could change how we think about the origins of life on Earth as ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - After months of waiting, residents on Jennings road in Cleveland can finally drive to work without delay. It’s the 3rd time the city of Cleveland had to fix the hole ...

Researchers in Western Australia’s Pilbara region have discovered the world’s oldest known meteorite impact crater, pushing back the previous record by more than one billion years. The newly ...

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