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Huge circle in Antarctic ice hints at meteorite impact

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Huge circle in Antarctic ice hints at meteorite impact

A 2-kilometre-wide circle of deformed ice discovered in Antarctica may be a site of a large meteorite impact from 2004

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#Rosettawatch: first snaps of Philae's arrival on 67P

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#Rosettawatch: first snaps of Philae's arrival on 67P

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#RosettaWatch: Comet lander could wake up next year

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#RosettaWatch: Comet lander could wake up next year

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Star's flying visit could fling comets at Earth

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Asteroid soil could fertilise farms in space

Life

Asteroid soil could fertilise farms in space

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Ponds or pounding are both possible origins for life

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#RosettaWatch: Comet water is not like Earth's

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#RosettaWatch: Comet water is not like Earth's

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Formation of life's building blocks recreated in lab

Life

Formation of life's building blocks recreated in lab

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Know thy enemy: the million space rocks we must find

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Know thy enemy: the million space rocks we must find

It's time to ramp up efforts to find the many smaller near-Earth objects that could unleash destruction on our planet, says astronomer Martin Rees

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Hayabusa 2 probe begins journey to land on an asteroid

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#Rosettawatch: homing in on Philae's resting spot

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Listen to the thump of Philae landing on comet 67P

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Philae lander sleeps but Rosetta mission lives on

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