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3 billion years old! This Australian crater is the oldest known asteroid impact site on Earth

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

Space · Jun 25

Earth’s oldest asteroid impact crater may just have been found

Researchers date North Pole Dome in Australia’s Pilbara region to over 3 billion years ago

The Independent UK · Jun 24

Earth’s oldest crater really is over 3 billion years old, new study confirms

In the Pilbara of Western Australia, some of Earth’s oldest rocks lie beneath the sky, as they have for billions of years. They are dark, weathered volcanic rocks, close to 3.5 billion years old, cut by veins and stewed by deep time.

The Conversation · Jun 23

Scientists discover Earth's oldest impact crater in Australia

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

Space · Mar 7, 2025

'This is by far the oldest': Scientists discover 3.47 billion-year-old meteorite impact crater in Australian outback

Researchers say they have found "unequivocal evidence" that a meteorite smashed into Earth 3.47 billion years ago, potentially affecting plate tectonics and creating conditions for life.

LiveScience · Mar 7, 2025

Scientists find the oldest impact crater on Earth – and it rewrites the history of our planet

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

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025

Earth’s oldest impact crater was just found in Australia – exactly where geologists hoped it would be

We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very heart of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The crater formed more than 3.5 billion years ago, making it the oldest known by more than a billion years. Our discovery is published today in Nature Communications.

The Conversation · Mar 6, 2025

Australian scientists help solve mysteries about life

Researchers have used ancient fossils of sea creatures to determine exactly when the complex life forms first developed hundreds of millions of years ago.

AAP · Jan 15, 2024

The football team of bereaved men brought together through 'bond of love'

Honeysuckle FC combines combines counselling with sport

Liverpool Echo · Jun 18, 2023

Chris Kirkland reveals wife has to give him random drug tests after painkiller addiction

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Chris Kirkland has spoken candidly about his painkiller addiction, revealing his wife Leeona has to give him random drug tests to help him stay clean

Daily Mirror · May 12, 2023