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Sample of rock from the Chicxulub crater

Earth

Dinosaur-killing asteroid turned planet Earth inside-out

Pulling samples from the Chicxulub crater shows that the impact caused rocks to move like liquid and form pores in which life could flourish

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Artist's depiction of a pulsar approaching a disc of rubble

Space

Mystery radio bursts may be pulsars bumping into asteroids

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New NASA budget could put asteroid-grabbing mission in jeopardy

Space

New NASA budget could put asteroid-grabbing mission in jeopardy

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Asteroid assault on early planets was more like a gentle massage

Earth

Asteroid assault on early planets was more like a gentle massage

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Artist's impression of probe approaching asteroid

Space

NASA probe about to leave for asteroid Bennu and bring bits home

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Missing craters on Ceres may have been smoothed by a mud facial

Space

Missing craters on Ceres may have been smoothed by a mud facial

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space

Space

Cosmic carve-up: Law and plunder on the final frontier

Features

NASA approves new far-flung destination for Pluto space probe

Space

NASA approves new far-flung destination for Pluto space probe

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Asteroids keep their rings safe from gas giants’ clutches

Space

Asteroids keep their rings safe from gas giants’ clutches

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An artist's impression of an asteroid in space

Space

Incoming asteroids could crumble harmlessly before they hit us

Stand down, Bruce Willis. Space rocks are much more brittle than Earth rocks, suggesting that asteroids on a collision course are more likely to burn up as fireballs in the sky

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Space

Identity-crisis comet may really be closest asteroid to the sun

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Earth

How two tiny dots defy the history of life and the solar system

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Physics

NASA's Dawn probe may visit third asteroid after Ceres and Vesta

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Space

Our top 5 wacky NASA missions that might just happen

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