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Mexico’s Dino-Killer Asteroid Also Triggered Global Tsunami
Out Traveler via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(CNN) – When a city-size asteroid slammed into Earth 66 million years ago, it wiped out the...
NASA's most wanted: The 5 most dangerous asteroids in the solar system
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIllustration of asteroids approaching Earth. Around 66 million years ago, Earth was struck by a...
Dinosaur-killing asteroid strike created a global tsunami, scientists say
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAround 66 million years ago, an asteroid around 6 miles wide slammed into the water near what is now...
Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact triggered mega earthquakes that shook Earth for ‘weeks to months’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe asteroid impact that led to the mass extinction of dinosaurs about 66 million years ago also...
Column/Martin: Sci-fi comes to life in NASA asteroid mission
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIf I were going to write a sci-fi adventure, this paragraph might make great start: “On Sept. 26,...
Planetary defense: NASA's arsenal for protecting Earth from potential killer asteroids
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 1 year ago--- An asteroid the size of Texas hurtles straight toward Earth, threatening to kill most living...
World’s largest-ever asteroid impact crater may be in Australia
The Independent via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe world’s largest asteroid impact structure could be buried deep in southern New South Wales in...
Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact fouled Earth's atmosphere with dust
Reuters via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIt was, to put it mildly, a bad day on Earth when an asteroid smacked Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula 66...
How large asteroids must be to destroy a city, state, country, or the planet
Business Insider via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoHow big of an asteroid does it take to damage cities, states, countries, and the planet? On the...
An asteroid will just miss us in 2029. Scientists are making the most of a rare opportunity
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA huge asteroid will fly by Earth in April 2029. It won't be close enough to hit us, but it will be...