Earth
Survival in a post-apocalypse blackout
A study that replicated months of darkness after asteroid impacts and massive volcanic eruptions shows how scavenging organisms can help life survive
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Life
Found: first amino acid on a comet
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Physics
Did asteroids flock together to build planets?
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Space
Earth could be blindsided by asteroids, panel warns
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Space
Perseid shower to produce ‘shooting stars’
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Space
Beach-ball-sized rock is largest meteorite found on Mars
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Earth
Comets, not asteroids, to blame for moon’s scarred face
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Space
Space shuttle exhaust hints comet caused Tunguska blast
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Space
Rusty space rocks could signal Mars water
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Space
Comet crystals created in stellar burps
An analysis of the dust surrounding the outburst of a young star suggests an explanation for how the crystals inside comets are formed
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Space
Nearby asteroid found orbiting sun backwards
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Space
Sun damage conceals asteroids’ true ages
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Earth
Asteroids won’t raise killer waves – but mind the splash
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Earth
Meteorite hunters ‘strike gold’ in Sudan
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