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Dinosaurs Were Better Than Ever When the Chicxulub Asteroid Hit

A single asteroid causing the extinction of roughly 700 species of dinosaurs might sound a bit exaggerated for many, even though that space rock measured somewhere between 11 and 81 kilometers in its diameter. You might at least be tempted…

December 13, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Will an Asteroid Ever Hit Our Planet? NASA Scientist Brings Stunning Answer

We all like to believe that we live in a safe world. We like to believe that technology is so evolved and that those smart guys from NASA know precisely what to do in case an asteroid approaches us. But…

August 26, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Colossal Tsunami “Megaripples” Show the Extent of the Devastation Provoked By the Chicxulub Asteroid

Approximately 66 million years ago, an asteroid impacted our planet in what is often dubbed as the most dramatic mass extinction event in the planet’s history. The collision eradicated about 75% of all living species, including non-avian dinosaurs. Over the…

July 15, 2021 · by Asheley Rice · 0

NASA Prepares to Launch Spacecraft for Pushing Away Dangerous Asteroids

It’s only a matter of time until a Chicxulub 2.0 impactor will pose a threat to Earth and to all of its life forms. That’s how the dinosaurs got extinct about 60 million years ago. Many astronomers and scientists, in…

April 4, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

What Led to the Dinosaurs’ Extinction? New Research Confirms One of the Hypothesis

The dinosaurs had been roaming and dominating the Earth for about 165 million years, and one of the biggest events in our planet’s history led to their extinction. Whether it was an asteroid, a comet, or perhaps an alien intervention,…

February 25, 2021 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Dinosaurs Were Flourishing Before The Chicxulub Asteroid Killed Them

Before dinosaurs were suddenly demised by an asteroid strike (the Chicxulub asteroid), the long-term climate change was not affecting them, so they were flourishing. Many scientists believe in the asteroid theory while some others think that there was also some…

March 7, 2019 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Cure for Cancer Might Rely On The Alien Metal Brought to Earth by The “Chicxulub Asteroid”

The Chicxulub impactor, popularly known as the “Chicxulub asteroid,” impacted the Earth about 66 million years ago and caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. But, according to a new study, the so-called “Chicxulub asteroid” brought some metal to Earth, and that…

February 5, 2019 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Life On Earth Returned Faster Than Believed After Chicxulub Asteroid Impact That Killed The Dinosaurs

Rains of incandescent rocks, heat waves of up to 80 degrees Celsius, spontaneous fires, and almost two years of darkness, among other disturbances, are the main effects of the collision with the 10-km Chicxulub asteroid which unleashed the hell on…

May 31, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Scientists Found The Best-Preserved Tektites Of The Chicxulub Asteroid Who Caused Dinosaurs Extinction

Approximately 66 million years ago, the impact of the Chicxulub asteroid on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico produced a chain reaction that killed 70% of the planet’s species. Famous for causing the dinosaurs extinction, this catastrophic event produced a global…

May 11, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0