When a huge asteroid hit Earth ... The Chicxulub impactor ejected plumes of sulphur-based gases into the atmosphere alongside vast amounts of silicate dust. The impact also triggered wildfires ...

The findings revealed that, in contrast to previous work, the dust plume "plays a large part ... believe the events unfolded following the asteroid impact. "Species that were not adapted to ...

Chicxulub Impact and ... When the asteroid – estimated at 10 to 15 kilometers [about 6 miles to 9 miles] in diameter – slammed into the earth it sent vast amounts of energy into the atmosphere, ...

The asteroid measures 0.31 miles (0.5 kilometers ... could last for more than four years after the initial impact. The dust plume would also deplete the ozone layer. "Severe ozone depletion ...

Plumes of sulphur-based gases and fine dust blocked out the sun, causing an “impact winter” that lasted for 15 years. Sun-blocking dust from asteroid impact drove the dinosaur extinction The ...

26, Dimorphos' orbit around Didymos slowed by a whopping 33 minutes — a result of both the impact and the massive plume of dust ejected from the asteroid's surface. The mission — humanity's ...

Approximately 66 million years ago, the Chicxulub asteroid ... The main culprit is most likely the "impact winter," which was caused by massive release of dust, soot, and sulfur into the ...

“We didn’t really expect to see such a big plume of dust coming out,” Dr. Tonry ... Dr. Tonry is co-principal investigator of the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS ...

NASA wanted to see whether a kinetic impact — such as crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid at 13,645 miles ... of rocks and dust — enough to fill about six or seven rail cars.