Space
How Jupiter split the asteroid belt in two shows its great age
An analysis of meteorites shows that Jupiter divided the rocks of the asteroid belt into two families within the first million years of the solar system
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Rings and asteroids may explain 鈥榓lien megastructure鈥� star
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Humans
What vision of doom made Hawking seek a faster Earth exit plan?
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Earth鈥檚 greatest hits: Six of the biggest meteorites in history
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Earth
Rocks of ages: How meteorites reveal the solar system’s history
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Space
NASA funds radical Pluto hopper and cosmic echolocation concepts
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Backwards asteroid shares an orbit with Jupiter without crashing
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Asteroid clay is a better space radiation shield than aluminium
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Discovery of tiny moon completes the set for worlds past Neptune
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Cosmic popcorn effect helps space dust survive our atmosphere
Water inside micrometeorites boils when they plunge to Earth, creating a protective parachute that helps them land intact
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The upstart asteroid who showed rings are for everybody
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Life
Dwarf planet Ceres hosts home-grown organic material
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Far-off asteroid caught cohabiting with Uranus around the sun
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No room for complacency over threats from space
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