Space

Big asteroid set for near-miss this week

China prepares for first space docking

Lutetia asteroid is failed planet

Successful Russian launch eases space station fears

Planets smashed to smithereens near supermassive black holes

Stars create complex organic molecules

China's Shenzhou 8 to dock with Tiangong 1 module

NASA solves ancient supernova mystery

European satellite launch heralds more accurate GPS

Rosat satellite crashes in Southeast Asia