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NASA’s WISE raises doubt about dinosaur extinction

NASA’s WISE raises doubt about dinosaur extinction

Posted on 3:11 am, Tuesday, September 20, 2011. Tags: , , , ,

MEDIA RELEASE Observations from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission indicate the family of asteroids some believed was responsible for the demise of the dinosaurs is not likely the culprit, keeping the case open on one of Earth’s greatest mysteries. While scientists are confident a large asteroid crashed into Earth approximately 65 million years [...]


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Two asteroids to pass near Earth Tuesday and Wednesday (Sept 7 & 8)

Two asteroids to pass near Earth Tuesday and Wednesday (Sept 7 & 8)

Posted on 12:17 pm, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. Tags: ,

Two asteroids, several meters in diameter and in unrelated orbits, will pass within the moon’s distance of Earth on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 7 & 8.

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