Scientists have reevaluated the catastrophic impact of the Chicxulub asteroid that struck 66 million years ago, revising the estimated sulfur release and its effects on the Earth's climate. This new ...

The asteroid left a crater over 150 kilometres wide, centred just off the coast of the Yucatán peninsula in Mexico. It was named after Chicxulub Pueblo, a small town close to this point.

The Chicxulub impact crater, located on the Yucatán Peninsula ... This crater, formed by a massive asteroid impact, has been the subject of extensive research aimed at understanding its ...

A 196-foot-wide asteroid has a 1-in-83 chance of striking Earth in 2032. An expert tells Space.com where this asteroid could ...

Approximately 66 million years ago, the Chicxulub asteroid, estimated to be 10–15 kilometers in diameter, struck the Yucatán Peninsula (in current-day Mexico), creating a 200-kilometer-wide impact ...

Asteroids have significantly impacted Earth's history through numerous collisions, shaping the planet's geography and ...

Evidence suggests a huge asteroid hit our planet, triggering a chain of events that led to... Some 66 million years ago, a mammoth asteroid the size of a city smashed into Earth with the power of ...

For decades, the disappearance of dinosaurs has been tied to the Chicxulub asteroid, whose crater lies partly beneath ...

They cannot date the event exactly, or say whether it came before or after the asteroid which left the 180km-wide Chicxulub crater in Mexico. That one ended the reign of the dinosaurs. But they ...