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An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, not a comet, new study finds (arstechnica.com)
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[-] isaaclw@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

I thought it was always an asteroid

[-] Paraponera_clavata@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

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.

[-] isaaclw@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Ok. 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,

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