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An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, not a comet, new study finds (arstechnica.com)
submitted 4 months ago by jeffw to c/[email protected]
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[–] SpaceNoodle 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Why would we care if an asteroid destroyed a comet?

[–] jeffw 11 points 4 months ago

slow clap

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago

I've never heard anyone refere to it as a comet before, it was always an asteroid.

[–] isaaclw 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I thought it was always an asteroid

[–] Paraponera_clavata 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 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,

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Did you all know that there have been 5 mass extinction events till today?

[–] Paraponera_clavata 9 points 4 months ago

Sixth one is happening now.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

I mean... The thing is still there, ain't it? Who the fuck thought it was a comet?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What’s the difference?

[–] HootinNHollerin 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think comets have predictable paths for long periods of time so they show up again and again, like Haley’s comet

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Ah, and asteroids are just kinda out there floating around without orbiting any specific thing?