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Astro Bob blog: Asteroid smash-up tells of rocky road to planet formation

Astronomers have spotted an eruption of dust from colliding asteroids around a young star. Not to worry - this is how Earth was born, too.

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By Robert King

September 02, 2014 at 9:25 AM

Astronomers have spotted an eruption of dust from colliding asteroids around a young star. Not to worry - this is how Earth was born, too.

By Robert King

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