Researchers have so far overlooked the impact of dust particles on the mass extinction of species following the Chicxulub asteroid impact. 66 million years ago, a large asteroid crashed into Earth ...

Dust may have sustained an ‘impact winter’ for 15 years eva_mask/Shutterstock When a huge asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago, clouds of dust from pulverised rocks blocked out the sun for ...

In simulations, dust from an asteroid impact lingered in Earth's atmosphere for 15 years, creating an 'impact winter.' 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

The impact launched vaporized rock and debris into the air, covering the planet in a dust cloud that caused the temperature to fall by about 50 degrees Fahrenheit (28 degrees Celsius).

The impact created a cloud of dust composed of the asteroid itself and the rock it landed on. The dust spread worldwide, blotting out sunlight and lowering temperatures for years , resulting in ...

The authors found that the ejected cloud was bluer than the asteroid was before the impact with DART. This means that the cloud could have been made with very fine particles .

The astronomers estimate that dust cloud was expanding at a rate of 1.8 miles per second ... ATLAS is an asteroid impact early warning system based in Hawaii and funded by NASA.

I was preparing for my early morning class back in January 2025 when I received a notice regarding an asteroid called 2024 ...

An impact from Bennu would be very destructive, but Earth has seen worse. Around 66 million years ago, an asteroid that was roughly 6 miles wide (10 kilometers across) struck Earth, killing most ...

Rocks formed during the Chicxulub asteroid impact reveal fine dust particles were main drivers of the global winter which led to extinction of 75% of Earth's species.

In simulations, dust from an asteroid impact lingered in Earth's atmosphere for 15 years, creating an 'impact winter.' 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.