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A bizarre coincidence saw Earth hit by one asteroid and narrowly missed by another on the same day.
The image on the left is the galaxy NGC 6872 which has recently been measured at a whopping 522,000 light years across.
A planetary system has been discovered orbiting around the star Tau Ceti, which lies just 12 light years from Earth.
NASA’s planet hunting Kepler Mission has been extended for a period of up to four years after its initial 3 and half year mission came to an end.
A planet has been detected orbiting a star just 4 light years from Earth, the closest exoplanet to our solar system ever detected.
A planet has been detected orbiting a star just 4 light years from Earth, the closest exoplanet to our solar system ever detected.
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NASA animation showing the trajectory of Asteroid 2012 DA14 as it passed Earth on 15th February 2013.
Credit: Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech