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Many of Earth’s mass extinctions are not yet clearly explained, with an impact event known to have wiped out the dinosaurs. New research suggests that flybys of planetary mass objects may have played a role in other extinction events.
Many of Earth’s mass extinctions await clear explanations. We know an impact wiped out the dinosaurs, but what about the planet’s other extinction events? New research says flybys of planetary mass objects could’ve been responsible.
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