The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than three billion years ago is changing the way scientists view the history of Earth and the planet's stages of evolution.

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.

Scientists think they may have come from space. For years scientists had been finding organic compounds in meteorites, but could not rule out the possibility that they were Earth-based contamination.

It was a respectable tenure, but the world’s oldest known meteorite site is no longer western Australia’s 2.2 billion-year-old, 43-mile-wide Yarrabubba crater. Researchers at Curtin University ...

One rare type of meteorite, enstatite chondrites, contains oxygen, titanium, calcium and molybdenum in isotopic ratios that very closely match that of Earth. “We think that Earth mostly accreted ...

The BRLW Meteorite Damascus also boasts a precision-milled titanium handle with texturing that mimics the surface of a space rock while also improving the grip. The blade itself can be deployed ...