Earth
Dinosaur-killing impact set Earth to broil, not burn
An asteroid impact 65 million years ago did not trigger global wildfires after all, new work suggests, leaving open the question of what killed off most of the world's species
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Space
‘Frankenstein’ fix lets asteroid mission cheat death
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Space
Water found in lunar impact probably came from comets
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Space
Meteor shower this week as we cut through comet trails
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Life
Was life founded on cyanide from space crashes?
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Space
Asteroid blast reveals holes in Earth’s defences
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Space
Asteroid isn’t just a dry heap of rubble
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Space
Fresh impact risks for asteroid ‘poster child’
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Space
Killer asteroid hunter suffers from poor vision
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Space
Asteroid attack: Putting Earth’s defences to the test
A massive rock will strike the planet in 72 hours. Would we prepare or panic? The US air force tried to find out
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Space
Preparing for an asteroid strike
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Space
Found: 62 meteor showers new to science
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Physics
Rare meteorite found by ‘fireball’ observatory
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Space
Jupiter had brief encounter with icy companion
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