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About The Deep Impact ProgrammeUsed with permission

By The Stardate team (The Open University)

05 July 2007

As NASA crashes a space-probe into a comet, blasting a crater the size of Wembley stadium, the award-winning Stardate will be broadcasting from mission headquarters...  Read more : About The Deep Impact Programme

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Disappointments and science fiction Featuring: video,audio, NASA

By Professor John Zarnecki (The Open University)

26 June 2007

'Disappointments and science fiction' is part 10 of The OU Lecture 2007 - Fingers Crossed: 50 years of space exploration by John Zarnecki  Read more : Disappointments and science fiction

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OU Lecture 2007: 50 Years of Space Exploration - Meet Professor ZarneckiThe Open University

By Professor John Zarnecki (The Open University)

26 June 2007

John Zarnecki has had an astonishing career. We profile the man chosen to give the 2007 Open University Lecture.  Read more : OU Lecture 2007: 50 Years of Space Exploration - Meet Professor Zarnecki

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Fifty Years In Space: Listen to the lecture Featuring: audio, The Open University

By Professor John Zarnecki (The Open University)

26 June 2007

The Open University's 2007 Annual Lecture by John Zarnecki reviews some nail-biting moments from the first 50 years of mankind's journey into space  Read more : Fifty Years In Space: Listen to the lecture

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Impact Planet Earth: WeblinksProduction team

By The Background Brief team (The Open University)

08 August 2006

Find out more about the risks of asteroids with our weblinks and suggested reading  Read more : Impact Planet Earth: Weblinks

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OU on the BBC: Background Brief - Impact Planet Earth: The Story So FarUsed with permission

By The Background Brief team (The Open University)

08 August 2006

Background Brief sends Janice Acquah to investigate the risks of extinction coming from the skies  Read more : OU on the BBC: Background Brief - Impact Planet Earth: The Story So Far

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The end of lifeBBC

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

03 August 2006

An article exploring the subject of extinction and dinosaurs  Read more : The end of life

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Impact Planet Earth: QuizUsed with permission

By The Background Brief team (The Open University)

08 September 2005

Test your knowledge on asteroids and comets  Read more : Impact Planet Earth: Quiz

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Impact Planet Earth: Talk The TalkUsed with permission

By The Background Brief team (The Open University)

08 September 2005

How to sound like an expert. When confronted with the prospect of a giant asteroid impacting the Earth, you may find that certain phrases pop...  Read more : Impact Planet Earth: Talk The Talk

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Deep Impact: The missionNASA

By Dr Simon Green (The Open University)

08 July 2005

Simon Green explains the thinking behind 2005's Deep Impact mission  Read more : Deep Impact: The mission

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As the Olympic flame wings its way around the UK, the OU's Aarón Alzola Romero asks: just how immemorial is the Olympic torch relay?

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