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Sky At Night – Lots Of Ways To Enjoy The Night Sky…
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What Is The Chance Of An Asteroid Hitting Earth?
The likelihood of Earth being impacted by a sizeable asteroid or comet is slim… but not zero. If comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 had impacted Earth instead of Jupiter, life as we know it would have been wiped out, just like the dinosaurs were 66 million years
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The Kuiper Belt
The Kuiper Belt is believed to be made up of the icy leftovers from the Solar System's formation. It gets its name from Gerard Kuiper, who published a paper in 1951 speculating on the presence of objects in the space beyond Pluto, though astronomer K

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