# The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was around ten kilometres wide and hit 66 million years ago, and a 2024 study of rare metals in the debris it left behind traced its birthplace to beyond Jupiter, in the outer solar system

> **Newsylist Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-08-01 19:29 UTC · Category: Science · Sources: 3 · Current Velocity: 1.3

## Multi-Source Evidence Table
| Source Outlet | Headline | Published (UTC) | Verification URL |
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| Smithsonian Magazine | The Dino-Killing Asteroid Strike May Have Transformed Our Planet Into a Hellish Inferno, Charbroiling Most Creatures Within Hours | 2026-08-01 10:41 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijgJBVV95cUxPUll6Z1ozQjVlMW56dmlBakhCZTNia1ExRHI3bjJ5LVVoZjBoTTJDa000VkZuMjA5UV9FdDBla0d0Sk00OVNacjcwMy1lR1B4NVhsWFJwLUtyS2F6YXIzcXdpYk9jOFdoTjRDRndHUHlldjhKTFM0VmxENVgyQlJ6NjhvQjhfYXgtVWdYUjNoZGoxVV8xYXlXZmJfbTZCNzRzM29obHJzMDktV2FNLV8zSnNUX0UzRXBQeTRVMEo1YkFNRFlnRzNzZVk0bkdwSE9MYklvSFZDUWxxalFCMU1NMUtGb1ozNXJMYXh3MldvWC1FcVFZbEJqbC1pc3VJRW5WeFB5WUl2OGZscjRqMlE?oc=5) |
| space.com | Dinosaur-killing asteroid may have caused firestorms 17 times hotter than the thermal limit lethal to humans | 2026-08-01 10:41 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi5AFBVV95cUxPWEQxeU1CbVNzekFGT1RkeV9lNUZ4RzVHajF4WFV5bVdDQXh0cHBJLXNnc1pzWmlPUnBPaVZDX20tR1NJUFJ5SThxMzREb255Q1NEZndRVUk3SkZHSjlXVkhYWFQxclNNSEtZVF9QaVJENEZtY2lSWWtseWtWalVKdF9idDdYN3I5REU1Z0VTb0FudFR6eDhlQ0F3SFpqOU9rUkhGNHphbGtRbmpkTG9CS1FTV3U2SmdWeDNuYUVBcVhYM3MxVlQ4a3VCbWtrRm5DTUZKVEhjV1ROR2gza3AxVWNqbXM?oc=5) |
| spacedaily.com | The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was around ten kilometres wide and hit 66 million years ago, and a 2024 study of rare metals in the debris it left behind traced its birthplace to beyond Jupiter, in the outer solar system | 2026-08-01 10:41 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixwJBVV95cUxOempUZVp0STByMzVtRllOSU5aVnplMFQxUkl5a0tuOGt3TDNJNE5fN0c5NzRYY0Z5UXp6cVNVRWhRSkZ2TWVJc01VN0xmeTNXWExXRXJPQm1pR0pQQVhFTTNMZXRGZGJQLUtJSVZZNGJpbTVfanpCb0FYd0FITVZvaXJXd08wUjc1U0g2TlE0NnBuRmhrX3BMcHZEb0EzZUNyMmRtYkpJWWtNT3JjOV9QUFNvYUVqN3d1MG12U2pjRkJTUWFZcFJCWUtnaDFSSWxkeFZnVnc2MVliYWFVVjJyTDY2RkM2XzEwd1lELUFKOGpnall1aE5QTnR5TFdlWnNaQXZDdFk1TncwVW5pT21GOWlNYUVfOUZEbzlwMFZLaWhDX016MDVzaEo4NDNIa3ZQVG9UTDR3S2U3T1ZwU2NlX082dE96M2s?oc=5) |

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