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Astronomers believe giant comets ‘centaurs’ might pose danger to life on Earth

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Astronomers from Armagh Observatory and the University of Buckingham, writing in the journal Astronomy and Geophysics, say giant comets in our solar system could pose a bigger hazard to life on Earth than asteroids.

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