Scientists believe a newly-discovered crater believed to be the oldest in the world reveals a number of clues to the early days of life on Earth. A team of researchers at Curtin University’s School of Earth and Planetary Sciences,

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 shaped.

The find could hold implications for understanding the origin of life here on Earth.

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.

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

A team of Australian scientists from Curtin University uncovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact site—a 3.47 billion-year-old crater in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia. The discovery pushes back the record for the oldest known impact on Earth by more than a billion years.

THE world’s oldest-known crater from an asteroid smash 3.5 billion years ago has been discovered in the Australian outback. The ancient hole, near the town of Marble Bar, north-west

Scientists published the discovery of a 3.5-billion-year-old meteorite impact crater, making it the oldest known by more than a billion years.