The Chicxulub Asteroid Impact - The Day the Dinosaurs Died One ... the planet 66 million years ago and brought a calamitous end to the reign of dinosaurs. Though dinosaur extinction probably ...

The dinosaurs were not in decline before the asteroid hit, a new study finds. Instead, poor fossilization conditions and ...

An asteroid is hurtling ... Could this mean the end of the world? Well, not quite. But Professor Davis says it would be no insignificant impact either. "So it's a serious-sized object.

Among the 8,000 fossil records examined, Ceratopsians, including horned dinosaurs like Triceratops, were the most common, which may indicate a thriving population prior to the asteroid impact.

Worse yet, the space agency suggests the asteroid could hit densely populated areas of our planet — if it were to make an impact just under eight years from now, that is. "In the unlikely event ...

Specifically, a drop in the availability of dinosaur fossils from the years leading up to the asteroid has led some scientists to believe the giants were doomed regardless of the impact.

A new study challenges the idea that dinosaurs were declining before the asteroid impact. Researchers at UCL Earth Sciences examined thousands of fossils. They found fewer accessible rocks from ...

The asteroid is still only ranked at 3 on the 11-point Torino Impact Hazard scale ... have a far better picture of where it's going to end up. In the meantime, astronomers hope to use the James ...

The menacing asteroid that ... Want more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories? Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter. The colossal impact event, which triggered a ...