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Extraterrestrial Dust Found, Supports Younger Dryas Impact Theory

8/7/2025

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Microscopic grains of extraterrestrial dust have been discovered in sediment cores from Baffin Bay, Greenland, by a team led by Christopher Moore at the University of South Carolina. This groundbreaking find bolsters the Younger Dryas impact hypothesis, which posits a comet explosion 12,800 years ago triggered a swift climate shift. Exciting further explorations of ocean sites are on the horizon.

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Microscopic grains of extraterrestrial dust have been discovered in sediment cores from Baffin Bay, Greenland, by a team led by Christopher Moore at the University of South Carolina. This groundbreaking find bolsters the Younger Dryas impact hypothesis, which posits a comet explosion 12,800 years ago triggered a swift climate shift. Exciting further explorations of ocean sites are on the horizon.