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The Universe is full of dust, and a striking new image from the Hubble Space Telescope highlights just how important it is.

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Professor Brian Cox has warned humanity could "have to make a decision" regarding an asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032.

Around a galaxy just 590 million light-years away, astronomers have discovered a stunning example of one of the rarest ...