https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/08/scientists-conclude-chicxulub-impactor-was-an-asteroid-from-beyond-jupiter/
Analysis of ruthenium isotopes showed the impactor was a carbonaceous-type 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.
international team of scientists have reaffirmed the original hypothesis,
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?