The huge asteroid that hit Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago was not alone, scientists have confirmed. A second, smaller space rock smashed into the sea off the coast of West ...

The S2 asteroid’s dimensions were truly staggering : ・Diameter : Between 40 and 60 kilometers ・Size comparison : 50 to 200 ...

The extinction of the dinosaurs has been a hotly debated topic for decades, and whether it was an asteroid, a volcanic eruption or even poisonous plant species. But researchers have found hard ...

"Picture yourself standing off the coast of Cape Cod, in a shelf of shallow water. It's a low-energy environment without strong currents. Then, all of a sudden, you have a giant tsunami sweeping by ...

The threat of an asteroid devastating Earth may be greater than you think, writes K. Ward Cummings. How much should we worry ...

These extra details lend credence to the theory that while the Chicxulub asteroid did the bulk of the dinosaur-killing work by hitting Earth in just the right way and kicking off an impact winter ...

There is probably no better example of the destructive power of space rocks upon our planet than the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs along with three-quarters of Earth's plant and animal ...

In 1978, geophysicist Glen Penfield noticed a series of unusual features while poring over a magnetic survey map of the Gulf of Mexico, while working for Mexican oil company Pemex. To him, a ...

The Chicxulub asteroid strike is well-known for its role in dinosaur extinction, but new findings suggest it might have been part of a duo. A second asteroid impact might have occurred around the ...

66 million years ago, an asteroid hit the Gulf of Mexico, causing mass extinction and wiping out around 60% of Earth’s species, including all non-avian dinosaurs. Palaeontologist Prof.