Scientists with a new theory about how Earth’s early continents formed predicted where a superold impact crater should ...

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

We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very heart of the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

"Given how rare such evidence is due to [Earth's] geological recycling processes, this is a major breakthrough in ...

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

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

The high-speed collision may have played a role in forming continents, reshaping land, and creating conditions necessary for ...

Researchers say they have found "unequivocal evidence" that a meteorite smashed into Earth 3.47 billion years ago, ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have identified the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater in Western ...

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