Story of the Universe
The Sun
Planets and moons
Stars and galaxies
Comets and meteors
Shooting stars
17 November 1966, New Mexico State University Observatory, A. Scott Murrell
Credits: New Mexico State University Observatory, A. Scott Murrell
Comets and meteors
Asteroids – the minor planets
Visitors from Earth
Asteroid families
Death of the dinosaurs
Meteorites
Ice worlds
Rosetta
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