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Did you see the video of the meteor hitting the Moon on Friday? The meteor that NASA thinks weighed less than 100 pounds and was travelling at 56,000 miles per hour? You can check out a video of the event and the big explosion -- which could reportedly be seen with the naked eye.

Video of ScienceCasts: Bright Explosion on the Moon

 

Things crashing into the moon -- you know, that's how the third Transformers movie starts right? At least that's how the preview starts. Sorry Michael Bay, when it comes to explosions, we'd rather watch the NASA source footage.

Sir Alex Ferguson is named LMA Manager of the Year after guiding Manchester United to a 20th league title.

An 86-year-old woman dies in a house fire in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, which broke out on Monday evening.

Raised on the South Side, Manzarek brought Chicago sound to L.A.'s beaches with the trailblazing band. He died Monday at age 74.

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The BBC Young Musician of the year launches its 2014 talent search, which includes a new Jazz Award.

Nick Buckles, the chief executive of global security group G4S, is to step down from his position at the end of May.

In Texas, it may be politically unwise to cross the governor, but some politicians and advocates in the poor Rio Grande Valley are starting to speak out in support of expanding Medicaid. Gov. Rick Perry opposes all parts of Obamacare.

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In Texas, it may be politically unwise to cross the governor, but some politicians and advocates in the poor Rio Grande Valley are starting to speak out in support of expanding Medicaid. Governor Perry opposes all parts of Obamacare.

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The deadly collapse of a textile factory in Bangladesh has heightened awareness about cheap clothes. Many Americans have become used to inexpensive clothing, but the garments are also discarded at a remarkable rate: Billions of pounds of clothing are recycled each year; nearly half is exported.

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Scotland's biggest producer of farmed salmon faces renewed calls to move its farms away from wild salmon rivers to prevent parasite transmission.

One of the most concerning classes of hospital 'superbug' is not being tracked by the Department of Health, it is revealed.

A study showing how ants tunnel their way through confined spaces could aid the design of search and rescue robots, say scientists.

An inquiry into the future of devolution is inviting the public to have its say at the first of a series of drop-in sessions taking place across Wales.

World champion Ramy Ashour has the titles, talent and charisma to help squash go beyond its four walls

Wentworth's PGA Championship is one of the European Tour's few chances to be in the limelight, says golf correspondent Iain Carter

Sharing a bed with a newborn increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome fivefold, research claims.

The government's same-sex marriage bill is to receive a third and final Commons reading after surviving resistance from Tory opponents on Monday night.

A small cruise liner which ran aground in the waters of Oban Bay, with 112 people on board, is refloated.

President Obama has welcomed Burma's president, Thein Sein, to the White House.

The underwater prowess of the penguin may have cost the bird its ability to fly, scientists believe.