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Hubble catches first disintegrating asteroid on camera

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Hubble catches first disintegrating asteroid on camera

The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a space rock as it breaks apart – the first one ever caught in the act. What's to blame?

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Did dark matter kill the dinosaurs? Maybe…

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Incoming 'Moby Dick' asteroid goes missing near Earth

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Incoming 'Moby Dick' asteroid goes missing near Earth

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Spectacular Mars crater is a big blue boom

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Spectacular Mars crater is a big blue boom

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Dwarf planet caught spitting inside asteroid belt

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Dwarf planet caught spitting inside asteroid belt

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Snooze-button glitch delayed Rosetta's wake-up

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Snooze-button glitch delayed Rosetta's wake-up

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Up and at 'em: Rosetta craft gaining on target comet

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Up and at 'em: Rosetta craft gaining on target comet

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Water found in stardust suggests life is universal

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Water found in stardust suggests life is universal

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Billion-dollar call: Waiting for Rosetta to phone home

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Billion-dollar call: Waiting for Rosetta to phone home

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AD 536: The year that winter never ended

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AD 536: The year that winter never ended

In the year 536 the sun dimmed and the world shivered, leading to famine, plague and the fall of empires. Now the clues point to an double-whammy apocalypse

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Wake up and smell the comet: Rousing the Rosetta probe

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2014 preview: First touchdown on a speeding comet

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Infrared reveals stunning colours of asteroid's crust

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Rare space rock goes unnoticed for 140 years

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