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Asteroid impact caused dinosaur extinction

The asteroid impact, specifically the Chicxulub asteroid, is widely accepted by the scientific community as the primary cause of the mass extinction event that led to the demise of the non-avian dinosaurs.

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Jan 18, 2026

What physical tests on Apollo lunar rocks confirm their extraterrestrial origin?

Apollo-era rocks have been subjected to a battery of physical and chemical tests—mineralogical analysis, radiometric dating, isotopic measurements, mass spectrometry, neutron imaging and cosmic‑ray ex...