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comets

Space rock collides with Earth right on time

Space

Space rock collides with Earth right on time

The first meteoroid to be spotted on a course to hit us strikes the atmosphere exactly as predicted, creating a dramatic fireball

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Space rock found on collision course with Earth

Space

Space rock found on collision course with Earth

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UN urged to coordinate killer asteroid defences

Space

UN urged to coordinate killer asteroid defences

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Rosetta probe flies by 'diamond in the sky'

Space

Rosetta probe flies by 'diamond in the sky'

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Distant object found orbiting Sun backwards

Space

Distant object found orbiting Sun backwards

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Rosetta probe prepares to buzz tiny asteroid

Space

Rosetta probe prepares to buzz tiny asteroid

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Space

Nearby star may be swarming with comets

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Perseid meteor shower set to dazzle

Space

Perseid meteor shower set to dazzle

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Comets may be spawned when mum breaks up

Space

Comets may be spawned when mum breaks up

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The end of the world is not nigh

Earth

The end of the world is not nigh

From bioterror and nuclear war to an asteroid hit, the threat from a mega-catastrophe is diminishing

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Life

What would Earth look like to alien astronomers?

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Space

Is the largest asteroid Pluto's wayward cousin?

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Space

Solar-powered asteroids make their own moons

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Space

Killer asteroid predictions 'off by millions of miles'

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