Last year, geologists dated the crater in Western Australia at 3.47 billion years old, which was disputed by other experts.

A new study updates the age of Earth's oldest known meteorite impact crater, the North Pole Dome crater, which scientists ...

Meteor Crater is one of the best-preserved impact craters on the planet. For years, visitors have wanted access to the bottom. Now for the first time ever, the narrow trail that leads to the bottom of ...

We're used to a lot of different natural things falling out of the sky. These can include snow, rain, and sometimes even ...

Mineral found in a 4.4-billion-year-old meteorite gives potential insight into the history, development and geological ...

The meteorite​ that caused a sonic boom heard throughout Massachusetts on Saturday ​landed "right in the middle of Cape Cod Bay," NASA researchers​ say.

"It points to a distinct and separate evolutionary path in planetary formation in the early history of our solar system." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Chemical signatures indicate the meteorite came from an early planet that met an untimely end during the formation of our solar system ...

On Earth, garnet is best known as the fiery red January birthstone—popular in jewelry since the Bronze Age and valued highly ...

Scientists studying a rare, ancient angrite meteorite found in the Sahara Desert have uncovered evidence of a lost protoplanet from the early Solar System.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. This is a science story of sheer luck. A meteorite made “auditory ...