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Nasa discovers solar system that may support alien life
Speed Read Seven Earth-like planets found orbiting 'ultracool dwarf star' star known as Trappist-1
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Winston Churchill's views on aliens revealed in lost essay
Speed Read World War II prime minister predicted space travel and was open to the idea that extra-terrestrials existed
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'Real-life Death Star' can protect the Earth from asteroids
Speed Read Laser-armed satellite could stop space rocks from crashing into planet, say scientists
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Rapper BoB claims Earth is flat and a conspiracy is hiding the truth
Speed Read US hip-hop star takes to Twitter to defend his views, but gets a lesson in geometry from Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Halloween asteroid: what you need to know about 'Great Pumpkin'
In Depth Discovered less than two weeks ago, the Great Pumpkin will make a 'close pass' on Halloween
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Blood moon: rare lunar eclipse and supermoon in pictures
Speed Read Millions of people around the world enjoyed the rare celestial event that sparked doomsday fears
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Double moon 27 August: hoax returns to fool Facebook yet again
Speed Read A rumour is doing the rounds that there will be a 'spectacular double moon' in the sky in late August but astronomers say it's all nonsense
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