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  1. Life on Earth seeded from space?

    Life on Earth seeded from space?

    Scientists believe the reason Earth has oceans, lakes and rivers is because it was hit with water-carrying asteroids 4 to 4.5 billion years ago, making it a…

  2. Artist illustration shows the DART spacecraft approaching the Didymos binary system to slightly deflect its orbit. | NASA/Agence france-presse

    NASA slamming spacecraft into asteroid

    The proof-of-concept experiment will make a reality what has before only been attempted in science fiction — notably films such as ‘Armageddon’ and ‘Don’t Look…