Geologists have now unearthed evidence of a 3.5 billion-year-old crater found in a layer of Australian rock. Shatter cones, which are features caused by the shockwave of a hypervelocity meteorite ...

The crater, located near the Pilbara town of Marble Bar, is thought to have been created 3.47 billion years ago.

Scientists have identified one of the oldest known impact craters, offering new insights into Earth's formation and early ...

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

Imagine a city-sized meteorite crashing into Earth at a staggering speed. That is exactly what happened 3.5 billion years ago in what is now northern Australia, and now, a team of scientists from ...

Johnson reports the crater can be seen today only in a 35-mile wide dome that marks exactly where the asteroid impacted.

Scientists have found the oldest impact crater on Earth – and it changes our understanding of our planet and the origins of ...

THE world’s oldest-known crater from an asteroid smash 3.5 billion years ago has been discovered in the Australian outback.

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

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 ...

“Before our discovery, the oldest impact crater was 2.2 billion years old, so this is by far the oldest known crater ever ...