Dinosaur-killing asteroid was likely a giant mud ball, study says

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Sixty-six million years ago, the story of life on Earth took a dramatic turn when an asteroid collided with what is now the Yucatán Peninsula in Chicxulub, Mexico. The aftermath of the collision resulted in … Read more

Scientists say the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was likely a clay-rich mud ball

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Sixty-six million years ago, the story of life on Earth took a dramatic turn when an asteroid collided with what is now the Yucatán Peninsula in Chicxulub, Mexico. The aftermath of the collision resulted in … Read more