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How was Earth built? It’s a 100-million-year tale of smashing space rocks — and it’s not done yet

Sci-Tech

How was Earth built? It’s a 100-million-year tale of smashing space rocks — and it’s not done yet

By Alexander E Gates

The trouble with shooting stars

Magazine

The trouble with shooting stars

By Don Pinnock