it wiped out the dinosaurs – and sent a monster tsunami rippling around the planet, according to new research. The asteroid, about 8.7 miles (14 kilometers) wide, left an impact crater about 62 ...

A study published today in the journal AGU Advances shows that the asteroid also triggered a monstrous tsunami with mile-high waves that scoured the ocean floor thousands of miles from the impact ...

NASA Is Preparing for a Fake Asteroid Impact In 2021 ... gives scientists a better understanding of how the Chicxulub impact tsunami affected the region, it also provides a stunningly powerful ...

If such an explosion occurred over the ocean, the impact would be less concerning, unless it happens near a coastline triggering a tsunami. Aside from the nearly 0% chance the asteroid will miss ...

An artist's concept of an asteroid hitting Earth 66 ... the team also projects that the impact caused a half-mile-high (800 meters) tsunami, if not taller. 66 million years ago was already known ...

But scientists say they expect the asteroid’s future trajectory and impact probability to change ... can set fire to surrounding environment and tsunami waves for impacts in the ocean.” ...

On Thursday, NASA decreased the asteroid's impact probability to 0.3% ... models indicate that significant tsunami waves would be unlikely. If it were to enter the atmosphere over a populated ...

Today this catastrophic impact ... from tsunami-lashed islands. A schematic illustration showing the environmental disruption—and subsequent recovery—associated with a giant asteroid impact ...