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Star's flying visit could fling comets at Earth

It might not happen for a quarter of a million years, but a nearby star coming closer to the sun could send planetary remnants hurtling to Earth

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Fancy naming a world after someone this Christmas?

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Cosmic rays drive the galactic pottery wheel

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Cosmic rays drive the galactic pottery wheel

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Pluto probe prepares to wake after nine-year journey

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Pluto probe prepares to wake after nine-year journey

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Giant galactic gas 'blow out' seen for the first time

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Giant galactic gas 'blow out' seen for the first time

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Know thy enemy: the million space rocks we must find

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Know thy enemy: the million space rocks we must find

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Invisible hissing doughnut is Earth's radiation shield

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Invisible hissing doughnut is Earth's radiation shield

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Us vs universe: Taking the twinkle out of the stars

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Us vs universe: Taking the twinkle out of the stars

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Chance to bury your DNA on the moon in a time capsule

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Chance to bury your DNA on the moon in a time capsule

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Philae lander sleeps but Rosetta mission lives on

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Philae lander sleeps but Rosetta mission lives on

The European Space Agency has announced that Philae has detected organic molecules on comet 67P – and there are many more scientific discoveries to come

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Philae drills comet, but may not survive the night

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Race to get comet data before Philae dies

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First image from comet lander as it drops to surface

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Epic space collision rips away galactic gas

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