Scientists say that the Earth has about 190 major meteor craters on its surface. Despite having so many impact craters, scientists only know the age of a few of them. A team of scientists recently ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than three billion years ago is changing the way ...

A rocky stretch in Western Australia's Pilbara, near Earth's earliest-confirmed lifeforms, was hit by a meteorite about 3.5 billion years ago. Reading time 2 minutes Scientists in Australia say ...

The Yarrabubba crater was formed by an impact some 2.2 billion years ago, making it the oldest known impact crater on Earth. This date also suggests that the Yarrabubba impact may have helped Earth ...

Geologists have discovered the world's oldest known impact crater; it sits in the heart of Western Australia's ancient Pilbara region. An analysis of rock layers in the region suggests a crater at ...

Researchers have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater known to science in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The ...

A probable crater stretching more than 370 miles, or 600 kilometers, across the heart of Australia could reshape our understanding of Earth’s geological history. Researcher Daniel Connelly and ...

Discovery and ancient beliefs -- Anatomy of a crater -- A meteoritic footprint -- How was Wolfe Creek Crater formed? -- Australia's impact record. The crater map of Australia -- Why formed by a ...

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.

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