Earth is overdue for collision with 'dinosaur-killer' asteroid, Nasa warns
8 years, 3 months ago

Earth is overdue for collision with 'dinosaur-killer' asteroid, Nasa warns

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And the planet is overdue for an extinction-level event involving a giant space object – such as an asteroid or comet – following a number of close encounters over the last 20 years, Dr Joseph Nuth said. Dr Nuth, speaking at Nasa’s Goddard Space Flight Centre in San Francisco, said that if a potentially dangerous object was on a crash-course with our planet “there’s not a hell of a lot we can do about it at the moment”, according to The Guardian. You could say, of course, we’re due.” Earth had a “close encounter” with a comet in 1996 and again in 2014, when one passed “within cosmic spitting distance of Mars”, he said. Dr Cathy Plesko, of Los Alamos National Laboratory, told the Guardian that humans could deflect an Earth-bound asteroid or comet with either a nuclear warhead or a “kinetic impactor, which is basically a giant cannonball”.

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What’s the probability of an asteroid hitting Earth? Here’s all you need to know
1 month, 1 week ago

What’s the probability of an asteroid hitting Earth? Here’s all you need to know

Live Mint  

A humongous Asteroid 2024 YR4, popularly known as “city killer,” is making headlines as the space rock has 0.28% chance of striking Earth in 2032. Global devastation is likely when an asteroid measuring 1000m strikes the Earth, which is possible once in 500,000 years, NASA said. Mass extinctions occur when 10,000m size asteroid hits the Earth's surface, possible once in …

What's The Likelihood Of An Asteroid Slamming Into Earth In 2032?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What's The Likelihood Of An Asteroid Slamming Into Earth In 2032?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING UPDATE: Feb. 20 — NASA researchers said the impact probability rate of asteroid 2024 YR4 lowered once again on Thursday. PREVIOUSLY: NASA researchers say an asteroid known as 2024 YR4 now has about a 1.5% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, a decrease from a record high estimate the day prior. “As more observations of the asteroid’s …

'Living Nostradamus' predicts whether 'city-destroying' asteroid will really hit Earth in 2032 after NASA increases chance to one in 32
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Living Nostradamus' predicts whether 'city-destroying' asteroid will really hit Earth in 2032 after NASA increases chance to one in 32

Daily Mail  

A psychic who claims he successfully predicted dozens of global events in 2024 claimed we will observe 'a worldwide transformation' by the year 2032 - after NASA revised its risk of an asteroid hitting Earth. The space agency revealed Tuesday the risk now sit at 3.1 percent, a five percent increase from the previous prediction, or 1 in 32 odds …

Asteroid 2024 YR4: Should we be worried about the space rock hurtling towards Earth?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Asteroid 2024 YR4: Should we be worried about the space rock hurtling towards Earth?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In recent days, there has been increasing alarm about 2024 YR4, an asteroid that is on course …

Why an asteroid on a collision course with Earth is actually good for humanity
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why an asteroid on a collision course with Earth is actually good for humanity

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Travelling 20 times faster than a bullet, Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3 per cent chance of …

How to stop an asteroid hitting Earth: Would people co-operate to face a global peril?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

How to stop an asteroid hitting Earth: Would people co-operate to face a global peril?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Astronomers and physicists from some of the world's top institutions grappled with a dire scenario: an asteroid …

Chance of Earth being hit by football pitch-sized asteroid in 2032 double
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Chance of Earth being hit by football pitch-sized asteroid in 2032 double

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The chances of Earth being hit by an asteroid in 2032 have roughly …

The odds of an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 just went slightly up
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The odds of an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 just went slightly up

Salon  

The chances that a space rock could hit Earth in less than a decade just went up slightly, according to NASA scientists. "It's likely less energetic than even the modest Chelyabinsk impactor from earlier this century," Siegel said, observing that we still haven’t adequately measured 2024 YR4’s potential collision course, so scientists must treat any potential unwanted trespassers with the …

Astronomers spot asteroid that may be heading for the earth
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Astronomers spot asteroid that may be heading for the earth

The Hindu  

On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from Earth. There is far more tiny debris out there than larger chunks – so impacts from objects that could imperil life on Earth’s surface are much less frequent. At present, our best models of the asteroid’s motion have an uncertainty …

NASA: Chances of 'city-killer' asteroid hitting Earth have increased
2 months ago

NASA: Chances of 'city-killer' asteroid hitting Earth have increased

Daily Mail  

The odds of a 'city-killer' asteroid smashing into the Earth on December 22, 2032 appear to have ticked up slightly. Astronomers believe 2024 YR4 is roughly the same size as the Tunguska asteroid, which caused the most explosive impact in recorded history when it shot through Earth's atmosphere in 1908, reportedly killing three people. Asteroid 2024 YR4 shot to the …

Could cause severe damage: Asteroid cruising toward Earth, Nasa assessing risk
2 months ago

Could cause severe damage: Asteroid cruising toward Earth, Nasa assessing risk

India Today  

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a one per cent chance of hitting Earth, Nasa has said adding that the initial analysis will change over time as more observations are gathered. Estimated to be about 130 to 300 feet wide, Asteroid 2024 YR4 grabbed the attention of astronomers when it rose on the NASA automated Sentry risk list on December 31, 2024. …

Newly spotted asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032
2 months ago

Newly spotted asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday. “We are not worried at all, because of this 99 percent chance it will miss,” said Paul Chodas, director of NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies. As the asteroid’s path around the sun becomes better understood, Chodas …

The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was NOT alone: Scientists discover evidence that a second devastating space rock smashed into Earth 66 million years ago
5 months, 4 weeks ago

The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was NOT alone: Scientists discover evidence that a second devastating space rock smashed into Earth 66 million years ago

Daily Mail  

It's well known that the reign of the dinosaurs came to an end when a giant asteroid smashed into Earth 66 million years ago. Scientists from Heriot Watt University have discovered evidence that a second devastating space rock smashed into Earth in the same year. Now, the researchers have taken new high-resolution, 3D seismic images of the depression, which have …

Asteroid will strike Earth later today, astronomers say
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Asteroid will strike Earth later today, astronomers say

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Earth will be hit by a tiny asteroid today, astronomers have said. …

Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago came from beyond Jupiter, study finds - so, could another 'planet killer' space rock hurtle our way soon?
7 months, 1 week ago

Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago came from beyond Jupiter, study finds - so, could another 'planet killer' space rock hurtle our way soon?

Daily Mail  

It is well known that the reign of the dinosaurs came to an end when a giant asteroid smashed into Earth 66 million years ago. C-type asteroids formed beyond Jupiter around 4.6 billion years ago when the solar system was born. Planet Nine is a hypothetical planet that may have existed, other studies say Jupiter is the fifth planet from …

Asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs originated beyond Jupiter
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs originated beyond Jupiter

The Hindu  

It was a turning point in the history of life on the earth. A new analysis of this debris has resolved a long debate about the nature of the asteroid, showing that it was a type that originated beyond Jupiter in the outer solar system. “Ruthenium is especially useful in this context as the isotopic signature in the clay layer …

Scientists finally find where the object that wiped out the dinosaurs came from
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Scientists finally find where the object that wiped out the dinosaurs came from

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The mass extinction event that occurred 66 million years ago – the most recent on Earth – …

Earth is poorly prepared for asteroid strike - even if we had an advance warning of 14 years, official report finds
9 months, 1 week ago

Earth is poorly prepared for asteroid strike - even if we had an advance warning of 14 years, official report finds

Daily Mail  

Being wiped out by a massive space rock that hits Earth at thousands of miles an hour is one of the ways humanity could go extinct. On average, Earth is hit by a football pitch-sized rock every 5,000 years, and a civilisation-ending asteroid every one million years, according to NASA's Near-Earth Object Program Billy Bob Thornton as Dan Truman, a …

New Study Sheds Light On How Dust Drove Dinosaurs' Extinction
1 year, 5 months ago

New Study Sheds Light On How Dust Drove Dinosaurs' Extinction

News 18  

Scientists have long understood that a massive asteroid struck the Yucatan Peninsula some 66 million years ago, triggering a mass extinction that killed numerous species, including most dinosaurs. However, the precise reason behind this tragedy has remained a subject of debate, however, a recent study proposes that the dust cloud created by the Chicxulub asteroid impact, might have played a …

Bennu Asteroid To Hit Earth After 159 Years With Force Equal To 22 Atomic Bombs: NASA
1 year, 6 months ago

Bennu Asteroid To Hit Earth After 159 Years With Force Equal To 22 Atomic Bombs: NASA

News 18  

We come across numerous bizarre stories on the internet every day, and predictions about the end of the world have been a recurring theme throughout such claims. The recent news that an asteroid named Bennu is projected to collide with Earth in 159 years, specifically on September 24, 2182, causing worldwide extinction, has captured widespread attention. NASA, however, emphasised that …

Study tracking asteroids for next 1,000 years finds rock with ‘greatest chance of collision’ with Earth
1 year, 10 months ago

Study tracking asteroids for next 1,000 years finds rock with ‘greatest chance of collision’ with Earth

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Astronomers have mapped the trajectories of over 2,000 potentially hazardous asteroids for the …

An asteroid will just miss us in 2029. Scientists are making the most of a rare opportunity
2 years, 1 month ago

An asteroid will just miss us in 2029. Scientists are making the most of a rare opportunity

LA Times  

Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists Lance Benner, Paul Chodas and Mark Haynes are studying the 1,100-foot wide asteroid Apophis, which will come within viewing distance of Earth on April 13, 2029. The asteroid close encounter presents “an unprecedented opportunity to study its physical properties and to help us learn things that we’ve never been able to learn before,” Benner said. Apophis …

Watch how asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs triggered a global megatsunami
2 years, 2 months ago

Watch how asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs triggered a global megatsunami

India Today  

Asteroids remain one of the biggest challenges to the survival of humanity as they zoom past our planet on a regular basis. But it not only created a fireball and the Chicxulub crater underneath the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, it also triggered a planet-wide mega-tsunami that killed roughly three-quarters of the planet’s plant and animal species. Researchers at the US-based …

Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact triggered mega earthquakes that shook Earth for ‘weeks to months’
2 years, 5 months ago

Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact triggered mega earthquakes that shook Earth for ‘weeks to months’

The Independent  

The asteroid impact that led to the mass extinction of dinosaurs about 66 million years ago also triggered massive earthquakes across the planet that lasted for “weeks to months,” according to new research. These findings illustrate the magnitude of seismic activity as a consequence of the Chicxulub asteroid impact, and also reveal signs of Earth’s plate tectonic changes, researchers say. …

Could NASA now stop a doomsday asteroid hitting Earth?
2 years, 5 months ago

Could NASA now stop a doomsday asteroid hitting Earth?

Daily Mail  

The idea of intentionally smashing a spacecraft into an asteroid may evoke memories of science fiction blockbusters such as Armageddon or Deep Impact. In a similar way, this reflection would result in a net force strong enough to cause the asteroid to change its orbit and potentially miss Earth. This reflection would result in a net force strong enough to …

Earth was hit by another huge asteroid at the same time as the one that wiped out dinosaurs, vast crater suggests
2 years, 7 months ago

Earth was hit by another huge asteroid at the same time as the one that wiped out dinosaurs, vast crater suggests

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Around the same time the Earth was smashed by the asteroid that wiped …

World Asteroid Day 2022: A look back on how one space rock wiped out dinosaurs forever
2 years, 9 months ago

World Asteroid Day 2022: A look back on how one space rock wiped out dinosaurs forever

India TV News  

World Asteroid day 2022: Around Sixty-six million years ago, Earth, the only planet with life on it, faced its first mass extinction. On World Asteroid day 2022, let us remember how one rock from space wiped out life as we knew it. Fires started miles away from the impact zone - a result of the hot air formation The impact …

Scientists find origin of asteroid that killed the dinosaurs
3 years, 7 months ago

Scientists find origin of asteroid that killed the dinosaurs

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The six mile-wide asteroid which struck the Earth 66 million years ago and ended the 180 million …

Asteroid Apophis Won’t Crash Down on Earth in 2068, Twitter Can't Decide if It's Good News or Bad
4 years ago

Asteroid Apophis Won’t Crash Down on Earth in 2068, Twitter Can't Decide if It's Good News or Bad

News 18  

The US space agency NASA recently assured that the Earth is safe from the asteroid Apophis for at least a century. “A 2068 impact is not in the realm of possibility anymore, and our calculations don’t show any impact risk for at least the next 100 years,” Davide Farnocchia of NASA’s Centre for Near-Earth Object Studies. Learn more: https://t.co/6a7zxeSLYF pic.twitter.com/EX8KXlXpWP— …

'Risk averted': Asteroid Apophis not a threat to Earth for 100 years, says Nasa
4 years ago

'Risk averted': Asteroid Apophis not a threat to Earth for 100 years, says Nasa

Hindustan Times  

Apophis, which has been considered one of the most hazardous asteroids, will not be impacting the Earth for at least another 100 years, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said on Friday. Even though the risk posed by Apophis has been averted for the next century, the asteroid will come within Earth's gravitational field during a flyby on April 13, …

Asteroid or Comet? Scientists Finally Have Answer to What Led to Extinction of Dinosaurs
4 years, 1 month ago

Asteroid or Comet? Scientists Finally Have Answer to What Led to Extinction of Dinosaurs

News 18  

Some argue a volcano explosion followed by a massive earthquake took them out, while others suggest a deadly disease, like a pandemic, suddenly killed the dinosaurs. The collision is supposed to have wiped off three-quarters of the plant and animal species living on Earth at the time, including a trigger that led to mass extinction of dinosaurs. The team with …

Dinosaur-Killing Impact Came From Edge Of Solar System, New Theory Suggests
4 years, 1 month ago

Dinosaur-Killing Impact Came From Edge Of Solar System, New Theory Suggests

NPR  

Dinosaur-Killing Impact Came From Edge Of Solar System, New Theory Suggests Enlarge this image toggle caption Thibault Camus/AP Thibault Camus/AP For decades, the prevailing theory about the extinction of the dinosaurs was that an asteroid from the belt between Mars and Jupiter slammed into the planet, causing cataclysmic devastation that wiped out most life on the planet. According to this …

Mass extinction 450 million years ago 'triggered by volcanic eruptions and global warming'
4 years, 9 months ago

Mass extinction 450 million years ago 'triggered by volcanic eruptions and global warming'

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Earth’s first major mass extinction could have been triggered by climate …

Asteroid or comet impact caused extinction during last ice-age: Study
5 years, 5 months ago

Asteroid or comet impact caused extinction during last ice-age: Study

India TV News  

Researchers have found further evidence supporting the theory that an extraterrestrial body such as an asteroid or a comet may have crashed into the Earth almost 13,000 years ago, and caused the extinction of many large animals, and a likely decline in early human population. The study, published in the journal Scientific reports, noted that an asteroid or a comet …

Dinosaur-killing meteorite crashed into the Earth instantly acidifying oceans
5 years, 5 months ago

Dinosaur-killing meteorite crashed into the Earth instantly acidifying oceans

India Today  

In a first, researchers have found that the dinosaur-killing meteorite that crashed into the Earth 66 million years ago may have instantly acidified the oceans by causing a release of excess sulphur into the atmosphere and the seas. The study, published in the journal PNAS, is the first direct evidence that the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event -- also called the K-Pg …

Dinosaurs wiped out by asteroid as powerful as 10 billion WWII atomic bombs, says new study
5 years, 6 months ago

Dinosaurs wiped out by asteroid as powerful as 10 billion WWII atomic bombs, says new study

CNN  

CNN — Scientists have discovered evidence that the impact of an asteroid as powerful as 10 billion World War II-era atomic bombs caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. An artist's interpretation of the asteroid impact that wiped out all non-avian dinosaurs NASA/Don Davis The 7.5-mile wide asteroid struck the Earth 66 million years ago and caused 75% of life on …

Prepare for Earth to be hit by meteor in your lifetime, says Nasa chief
5 years, 11 months ago

Prepare for Earth to be hit by meteor in your lifetime, says Nasa chief

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At the International Academy of Astronautics’ Planetary Defence Conference on Monday, Nasa administrator Jim Bridenstine …

Fossils show demise of dinosaurs when asteroid smacked Earth 66 million years ago
6 years ago

Fossils show demise of dinosaurs when asteroid smacked Earth 66 million years ago

India Today  

New research released on Friday captures a fossilised snapshot of the day nearly 66 million years ago when an asteroid smacked Earth. Fish fossils uncovered in North Dakota, US | Photo from Robert DePalma/University of Kansas HELL CREEK Melosh called it the field's "discovery of the century". Sixty-six-million-year-old fish fossil, perfectly preserved, uncovered by DePalma and his colleagues | Photo …

Dinosaurs were thriving before deadly asteroid strike wiped them out 66 million years ago, study suggests
6 years ago

Dinosaurs were thriving before deadly asteroid strike wiped them out 66 million years ago, study suggests

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dinosaurs were thriving before the deadly asteroid strike that wiped them …

International Asteroid Day: Are we ready if an asteroid strikes Earth?
6 years, 9 months ago

International Asteroid Day: Are we ready if an asteroid strikes Earth?

CNN  

Story highlights Most of the asteroids capable of causing globally catastrophic disasters have been detected Smaller asteroids, which can still cause significant damage, are harder to track CNN — Saturday is International Asteroid Day, commemorating the Earth’s largest recorded asteroid impact while focusing on the real danger of asteroids that could collide with Earth. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx space probe will spend …

Asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs triggered rapid global warming across Earth
6 years, 10 months ago

Asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs triggered rapid global warming across Earth

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The asteroid that smashed into the Earth 65 million years ago, triggering a mass extinction …

WHAT ARE THE 'BIG FIVE' EXTINCTIONS?
7 years ago

WHAT ARE THE 'BIG FIVE' EXTINCTIONS?

Daily Mail  

But the other major mass extinctions were caused by phenomena originating entirely on Earth, and while they are less well known, we may learn something from exploring them that could shed light on our current environmental crises. Traditionally, scientists have referred to the 'Big Five' mass extinctions, including perhaps the most famous mass extinction triggered by a meteorite impact that …

Previously unseen asteroid skims past Earth in 'near miss'
7 years, 3 months ago

Previously unseen asteroid skims past Earth in 'near miss'

Daily Mail  

A newly-found bus-sized asteroid came 'close' to Earth today - at speeds of more than 21,000mph. Scroll down for video A previously unseen asteroid brushed past Earth today - at a speed of more than 21,000 miles an hour ASTEROID 2017 YZ4 Named 2017 YZ4, the asteroid was only spotted on Christmas Day and passed between the Earth and moon …

Dinosaurs could have survived the asteroid if it landed just about anywhere else, study finds
7 years, 4 months ago

Dinosaurs could have survived the asteroid if it landed just about anywhere else, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The entire history of the world could have been entirely different if the …

We could be 100 years away from the sixth mass extinction
7 years, 9 months ago

We could be 100 years away from the sixth mass extinction

Daily Mail  

Of all the species that have ever lived, more than 99% are now extinct. Now, habitat destruction and climate change from rising carbon dioxide levels has driven extinction rates to levels reminiscent of the mass extinctions of the past These are known as mass extinctions. Habitat destruction and climate change from rising carbon dioxide levels has driven extinction rates to …

Life returned 'very quickly' after dino-killing asteroid
8 years ago

Life returned 'very quickly' after dino-killing asteroid

Daily Mail  

After a six-mile-wide asteroid slammed into the Gulf of Mexico 66 million years ago, it took just 30,000 years for life to bounce back, according to new research. This is where the asteroid slammed into Earth 66 million years ago causing the largest mass extinction event in the last 100 million years. And despite the fact it was the largest …

Extinction alert: Saving the world from a deadly asteroid impact
8 years, 6 months ago

Extinction alert: Saving the world from a deadly asteroid impact

ABC  

Sixty-five million years ago, disaster struck the Earth. Asteroid types Asteroids have several types based on mineral composition, but their internal structure can also potentially take several forms. Inside an asteroid My research involves repurposing geophysical techniques used for more than a century on Earth to determine the strength and structure of asteroids. As well as being useful for testing …

Dinosaur extinction mystery solved? Asteroid hit oil field causing smoke that filled Earth's atmosphere
8 years, 8 months ago

Dinosaur extinction mystery solved? Asteroid hit oil field causing smoke that filled Earth's atmosphere

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The dinosaurs were wiped out 66 million years ago because a …

Prehistoric asteroid wiped out nearly all mammals as well as dinosaurs, research suggests
8 years, 9 months ago

Prehistoric asteroid wiped out nearly all mammals as well as dinosaurs, research suggests

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nearly every species of mammal was eradicated by the prehistoric asteroid …

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