Study opens new doors for studying how meteorite impacts might have influenced Earth. In Western Australia, researchers have made a significant discovery: they have found the oldest meteorite ...

We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Geologists have now unearthed evidence of a 3.5 billion-year-old crater found in a layer of Australian rock. Shatter cones, which are ...

(Picture: Curtin University) 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 ...

Earth’s oldest meteorite impact crater was just found in WA’s Pilbara region – exactly where geologists hoped it would be. We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very ...

What could be the world's oldest-known impact crater has been discovered in the remote north-west of Australia. The crater, located near the Pilbara town of Marble Bar, is thought to have been created ...

The spacecraft, which attempted a historic landing in rugged terrain near the south pole of the moon on Thursday (March 6), had toppled on its side inside a frigid crater. A photo taken by the ...

Curiously enough, the crater was exactly where we had hoped it would be, and its discovery supports a theory about the birth of Earth's first continents. The very first rocks The oldest rocks on ...

A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday. The news came less than 24 hours after the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday. The news came ...

This photo provided by Intuitive Machines on Friday, March 7, 2025, shows the Athena, a private lunar lander, after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole. (Intuitive Machines via AP) ...

A dramatic photograph from Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander shows it touched down Thursday in a crater near the lunar south pole and tipped over on its side. Given a low sun angle and the ...