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

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

26 September 2017

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

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

22 September 2017

On its way to collect dust samples from the asteroid Bennu, NASA’S OSIRIS-REx spaceship will slingshot around Earth, passing 17,000 kilometres above Antarctica

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