Australian researchers say they have found evidence of Earth's oldest known asteroid impact. It dates back three billion ...

"While the site had previously been identified as an ancient impact crater, its exact age remained uncertain." ...

While scientists are revising the timeline at Australia's North Pole Dome, it's still our oldest known crater.

Asteroid Vesta’s battered surface is far from static, it quietly preserves the memory of past collapses, impacts, and ...

A long-running dispute about the origin of a North Sea crater has finally been settled, as new research finds a massive asteroid hit the water and triggered a towering tsunami millions of years ago.

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A discovery by a South Korean research team suggests that impact-generated lakes may have fostered early oxygen-producing life. A team of South Korean scientists has uncovered new evidence that could ...

Earth four billion years ago was very different from the world today. Rather than having firm continents surrounded by oceans ...

Earth and the Moon both record evidence of a 'lost' period of bombardment. (NASA) Tiny crystal grains trapped inside a ...

This year’s Asteroid Day has planned events worldwide and online. It acts as a reminder about advances in planetary defense.