{"podcast":{"title":"Melbourne News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838","podcast_index_feed_id":7572838,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/washington-mystics-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/washington-mystics-the-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":430,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Melbourne News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Melbourne—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Melbourne News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening in your city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T08:17:26.487596+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838"},"episode":{"title":"Oldest Meteorite Impact Found","slug":"oldest-meteorite-impact-found","published_at":"2026-06-23T22:53:24+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838/oldest-meteorite-impact-found","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/322b7a22-d8bc-4b12-8270-da8c15d05a41.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/322b7a22-d8bc-4b12-8270-da8c15d05a41.mp3","summary":"Scientists have discovered Earth’s oldest known meteorite impact, a three-billion-year-old crater in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, rewriting our understanding of planetary violence during Earth’s infancy. Using advanced analysis of recrystallized zircon and fracture-formed apatite, researchers confirmed the event’s age with unprecedented clarity—older than the previous record holder by 800 million years. This pristine “time capsule” reveals a turbulent early Earth, still waterlogged, dimly lit, and teeming with stromatolites, offering rare, tangible proof of cosmic collisions that shaped our planet’s earliest history. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/851cda154ba420cb","meta_description":"Scientists have discovered Earth’s oldest known meteorite impact, a three-billion-year-old crater in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, rewriting our und…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":119,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838/episodes/oldest-meteorite-impact-found/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838/oldest-meteorite-impact-found.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}