The massive asteroid hit the Earth eons ago and left glassy remnants across Southern Australia. But the crater is missing.

Researchers discovered a new field of ancient tektites in South Australia, revealing a long-forgotten asteroid impact. These ...

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.

Strange glass strewn across southern Australia appears to be from a mystery asteroid impact 11 million years ago.

Geologists have discovered the world's oldest known impact crater; it sits in the heart of Western Australia's ancient Pilbara region. An analysis of rock layers in the region suggests a crater at ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown asteroid impact hidden in tiny glass fragments scattered across South Australia. Curtin University scientists have contributed to the discovery of ...

Discovery and ancient beliefs -- Anatomy of a crater -- A meteoritic footprint -- How was Wolfe Creek Crater formed? -- Australia's impact record. The crater map of Australia -- Why formed by a ...

In the deserts of southern Australia, scientists have been captivated by tiny, shimmering glass fragments scattered across the vast, arid terrain. Formed under extreme conditions of heat and pressure, ...

For Asteroid Day, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Shoemaker Impact Structure (formerly known as Teague Ring) in Western Australia. Located around 100 km northeast of the small town ...

In Australia, geophysicists working for a gold prospecting company have unearthed a massive impact crater, estimated to be ...