jeffw@lemmy.world to Earth, Environment, and Geosciences@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 months agoAn asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, not a comet, new study findsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down11
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkAn asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, not a comet, new study findsarstechnica.comjeffw@lemmy.world to Earth, Environment, and Geosciences@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareisaaclw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·4 months agoI thought it was always an asteroid
minus-squareParaponera_clavata@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 months agoYou’re right! The article explains the comet idea is only a few years old, and new data confirms it’s an asteroid, not a comet.
minus-squareisaaclw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-24 months agoOk. I must have misunderstood the dinosaur documentary I watched when i was 10. About 30 years ago. Nope. I just didn’t read. international team of scientists have reaffirmed the original hypothesis,
I thought it was always an asteroid
You’re right! The article explains the comet idea is only a few years old, and new data confirms it’s an asteroid, not a comet.
Ok. I must have misunderstood the dinosaur documentary I watched when i was 10. About 30 years ago.
Nope. I just didn’t read.