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Super-Earths draw asteroids to other worlds, which may seed life

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Super-Earths draw asteroids to other worlds, which may seed life

Asteroid collisions can be destructive – just ask the dinosaurs – but they also bring key ingredients for life. Super-Earths can draw them to nearby worlds

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A solar eclipse

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What a surprise – the end of the world has been delayed, again

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Huge space rocks could have helped start Earth’s plate tectonics

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Huge space rocks could have helped start Earth’s plate tectonics

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OSIRIS-REx spacecraft zooms by Earth on its way to an asteroid

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OSIRIS-REx spacecraft zooms by Earth on its way to an asteroid

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Cassini ends its 20-year mission by slamming into Saturn

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Watching Cassini’s last moments from inside NASA mission control

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Watching Cassini’s last moments from inside NASA mission control

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Cassini takes last look at the ring patterns made by mini moons

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Cassini takes last look at the ring patterns made by mini moons

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Final pictures from Cassini as probe smashes into Saturn

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Final pictures from Cassini as probe smashes into Saturn

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Tears for Cassini: why it's OK to well up over a lump of metal

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Tears for Cassini: why it's OK to well up over a lump of metal

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Cassini's Grand Finale: The ups and downs of our 20-year mission

Michele Dougherty's team rode its luck to make eye-opening discoveries around Saturn and its moons. She reveals the project's pleasures and pains

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Cassini's Grand Finale: The spacecraft that unveiled Saturn

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The Farthest: How the Voyager story keeps on giving

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Nine probes reached the outer solar system: Where are they now?

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Cassini’s 10 best pictures from its 13-year voyage around Saturn

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