Image of the Ryugu asteroid from 3.7 miles away. (JAXA, University of Tokyo, Kochi University, Rikkyo University, Nagoya University, Chiba Institute of Technology, Meiji University, University of Aizu ...

The asteroid that ended the reign of the dinosaurs sixty-six million years ago also created a "mega-tsunami" whose waves grew more than a mile high, according to a new study. Scientists recreated the ...

CNN — When a city-size asteroid slammed into Earth 66 million years ago, it wiped out the dinosaurs -- and sent a monster tsunami rippling around the planet, according to new research. The asteroid, ...

An otherwise unassuming spring day 66 million years ago became one of the worst days our planet has ever experienced, especially for the land-dwelling animals which called it home. The pure ...

When a miles-wide asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago, killing nearly all the dinosaurs as well as most plant and other animals, it also triggered a massive tsunami that altered the globe, ...

The Earth was struck by a miles-wide asteroid 66 million years ago, eradicating nearly all dinosaur species as well as about three-quarters of plant and animal species. According to recent research ...

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Artist's impression of an asteroid impact on Earth. About 66 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous period, an asteroid hit Earth in what is today the Gulf of Mexico. The impact would have ...