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Astronomers have spied an interstellar object zooming through the Solar System
Ancient fossils show how the last mass extinction forever scrambled the ocean’s biodiversity
In what order did the planets in our solar system form?
Taking Close Look At Asteroid
Glass Beads Offer Window Into Moon’s Hidden Depths
How Was Earth Built?
Scientists May Have Solved Puzzling Space Rock Mystery
Giant glaciers pulverised Earth’s ancient rocks, setting the stage for complex life
What is a dark comet? A quick guide to the ‘new’ kids in the Solar System
Apophis: a new European space mission could get up close with a large asteroid that’s set to brush by Earth
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is a Halloween visitor from the spooky Oort Cloud − the invisible bubble that’s home to countless space objects
NASA wants to send humans to Mars in the 2030s − a crewed mission could unlock some of the red planet’s geologic mysteries
Earth is getting a tiny new mini-moon. It won’t be the first (or the last)
Black Spot Upgrades Deliver Safer Roads For WA
A 149 million-year-old pterosaur is Britain’s largest flying animal – how scientists proved it from a single finger bone
Dwarf Planet Ceres: Origin In Asteroid Belt?
Snowball Earth: how we discovered unique Scottish rocks record when Earth was first encased in ice
Key To Rapid Planet Formation
Asteroid rocks begin to reveal our solar system’s origins
Why do some planets have moons? A physics expert explains why Earth has only one moon while other planets have hundreds
Why evolution often favours small animals and other organisms
Exploring Asteroid Apophis With Small Satellites
Curious Kids: what stops meteors hitting Earth and hurting people?
A Nasa mission that collided with an asteroid didn’t just leave a dent – it reshaped the space rock
Stargazer’s guide to heavenly events in 2024
Records of Cometary Dust Hitting Asteroid Ryugu
Organic compounds in asteroids formed in colder regions of space: study
Ryugu Samples Illuminate Terrestrial Weathering Effects on Primitive Meteorites
The Geminids: the year’s best meteor shower is upon us. And this one will be a true spectacle
The University of Manchester to receive and study sample of asteroid Bennu as part of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission
Curtin ready to analyse rare asteroid rocks from epic NASA mission
New evidence suggests the world’s largest known asteroid impact structure is buried deep in southeast Australia
‘City killers’ and half-giraffes: how many scary asteroids really go past Earth every year?
New research dates formation of Earth’s continents
From platypus to parsecs and milliCrab: why do astronomers use such weird units?
Searching for life with space dust
Astronomers just discovered a comet that could be brighter than most stars when we see it next year. Or will it?
New Insights from Ancient Asteroid
CSIRO tracking NASA’s asteroid collision test
In a world first, NASA’s DART mission is about to smash into an asteroid
Powerful synchrotron light confirms presence of rare diamond in stony meteorites
Meteors seem to be raining down on New Zealand, but why are some bright green?
Light up your nightlife: Astronomy events still to come in 2022
Asteroid treasure in Hubble archive
Newly discovered palaeontology finds to feature in BBC One documentary Dinosaurs
Organic compounds on Ceres
Shocked zircon find ‘one-off gift’ from Mars
Consistent asteroid showers rock previous thinking on Mars craters

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