An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, not a comet, new study finds
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Why would we care if an asteroid destroyed a comet?
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I've never heard anyone refere to it as a comet before, it was always an asteroid.
I thought it was always an asteroid
You're right! The article explains the comet idea is only a few years old, and new data confirms it's an asteroid, not a comet.
Ok. I must have misunderstood the dinosaur documentary I watched when i was 10. About 30 years ago.
Nope. I just didn't read.
Did you all know that there have been 5 mass extinction events till today?
Sixth one is happening now.
I mean... The thing is still there, ain't it? Who the fuck thought it was a comet?
What’s the difference?
I think comets have predictable paths for long periods of time so they show up again and again, like Haley’s comet
Ah, and asteroids are just kinda out there floating around without orbiting any specific thing?