METEORITE THAT COULD HOLD SECRETS OF SOLAR SYSTEM HITS FAMILY DRIVEWAY. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS CHARCOAL FROM GRILL
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An English family has been astounded to find themselves at the center of a major scientific discovery that's had scientists weak at the knees--as their driveway has been hit by the most valuable space rock ever to fall on Britain. goodnewsnetwork.org/expensive-meteorite-wilcock... read more

SUPER EARTH DISCOVERED NEAR ONE OF OUR GALAXY'S OLDEST STARS
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A hot, rocky super Earth, near one of the newest stars in the galaxy has taken a team of planet-hunting scientists by surprise. The planet is about 50 percent larger than Earth but requires less than half a day to orbit its star. For every day youre on Earth,... goodnewsnetwork.or... read more

HUNDREDS OF MINOR PLANETS FOUND BEYOND NEPTUNE IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
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Researchers have successfully identified 316 minor planets beyond Neptune, 139 of which are completely new, in a discovery which could bring us... read more