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comets

Dust devils around stars may help planets grow

Space

Dust devils around stars may help planets grow

A vortex seen in a disc around a young star may solve the mystery of how planets grow from grains of dust without first spiralling in to destruction

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Death-defying comet wags its tail during solar embrace

Space

Death-defying comet wags its tail during solar embrace

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Fast-approaching asteroid has its own small moon

Space

Fast-approaching asteroid has its own small moon

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Jupiter got a soaking from comet Shoemaker-Levy 9

Space

Jupiter got a soaking from comet Shoemaker-Levy 9

Regulars

Obama will reveal $100-million plan to seize asteroid

Space

Obama will reveal $100-million plan to seize asteroid

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Meteorites could have been source of life's batteries

Life

Meteorites could have been source of life's batteries

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Astrophile: Mighty Trojan found marching with Uranus

Space

Astrophile: Mighty Trojan found marching with Uranus

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Naked-eye comet offers glimpse of solar system's edge

Space

Naked-eye comet offers glimpse of solar system's edge

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Space miners hope to build first off-Earth economy

Space

Space miners hope to build first off-Earth economy

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Space

Space gold rush should not be a free-for-all

We need a consensus on regulations surrounding space mining if it's to enrich us all

Opinion

Space

Russian meteor traced to Apollo asteroid family

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Space

New satellite will be first asteroid sentinel in space

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Space

Meteor guide: science and safety of Earth-bound rocks

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Space

Russian meteor will teach us about future bigger hits

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