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The Minor Planets or Asteroids
Hundreds of thousands of asteroids litter the solar system - while fragments of them rain down as meteorites - yet the first one was only found in 1801
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Young Elizabeth and the Seymour scandal
After Henry VIII's death in 1547, Elizabeth went to live with her stepmother, Katherine Parr, leading to a near-disaster.
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Comets
What are comets and what are they made of?
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Comets, meteors and asteroids
What are comets, meteors, shooting stars, meteorites and asteroids made of? And what is the difference between them all?
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The Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I
The Tudor dynasty was founded in 1485 by Elizabeth's grandfather, Henry VII, when he emerged victorious after the dynastic Wars of the Roses
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Near Earth Objects (NEOs) and near misses
What's out there in space lurking close to the Earth and is it going to hit us? Learn more about near-Earth objects and what the impact they could have
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Steam power
The introduction of steam power in the 19th century revolutionised the shipping industry and made Britain a world-leader in shipbuilding
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The captain's role on a sinking ship
Every maritime nation can tell of captains who stayed with their ships until the last moment, and sometimes beyond.