Aerial perspective showing Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater, Western Australia, Australia Abstract Aerial Art/Getty Images The "major planetary event" would have resulted in a crater more than 60 ...

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 ...

At 4.5 billion years old, the Imilac meteorite dates back to the beginning of our solar system. Dr Caroline Smith, Head of Earth Sciences Collections at the Museum, sheds light on the secrets the ...

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.

Discover how a 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite fragment in the Natural History Museum's collection hid a secret about the origins of our solar system. On Christmas Eve 1965, a meteorite the size of a ...