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• Astronomers discover new threat to Earth
  Astronomers have detected a half-kilometre wide asteroid that appears to be on a collision course with the Earth - in 172 years time.
  
  
• Exoplanet bonanza fuels excitement
  NEWS ANALYSIS: A recent talk by a leading US researcher has fuelled speculation that astronomers have discovered a substantial number of Earth-sized planets.
  
  
• NASA unveils 'most detailed' map of Mars
  A camera aboard NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has helped develop the most accurate global Martian map ever produced.
  
  
• Saturn's ring gives birth to new moons
  Scientists have captured what they believe are the first images of moons forming in the rings of Saturn.
  
  
• Scientists find 'monster' star
  Astronomers have found the largest star yet detected - up to 20 million times brighter than the Sun - using the Very Large Telescope in Chile.