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Jupiter and Saturn will appear close together in the sky. Picture: Perth Observatory

How to watch rare ‘Christmas star’

The last time this once-in-a-lifetime event happened was four centuries ago, but if you’re lucky you can see it again tonight.

An artist's depiction of the exoplanet Tau Boötes b shows a magnetic field, which may cause the radio emissions scientists believe they have detected. Picture: Jack Madden / Cornell University

First time alien ‘emissions’ detected

Researchers have detected signals from tens of light years away that suggest a planet outside our solar system could support life.

(FILES) This file photo taken on May 13, 2019 shows a view of the moon in Cannes, southern France. - A Canadian astronaut will take part in a lunar mission for the first time in 2023, as part of the NASA-led Artemis project, the minister for innovation, science and industry announced on December 16, 2020.

Australia’s moon mission revealed

NASA plans to return people to the surface of the moon in 2024, but an Australian consortium will be going there the year before.

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‘Awesome’ once-in-20-year space event

Keen stargazers around Australia are being told to prepare the telescope for epic out-of-this-world shows in the sky this week.

BERLIN, GERMANY DECEMBER 01: SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk poses on the red carpet of the Axel Springer Award 2020 on December 01, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Britta Pedersen-Pool/Getty Images)

SpaceX’s latest starship collapses

Days after Elon Musk’s SpaceX SN8 test capsule exploded, his latest prototype was seen leaning precariously on its side before collapsing on the launch pad.

(FILES) This file photo taken on May 13, 2019 shows a view of the moon in Cannes, southern France. - The US space agency NASA published a voluminous report on December 7, 2020 outlining the scientific priorities for the Artemis III astronauts it intends to send to the Moon in 2024. (Photo by Laurent EMMANUEL / AFP)

First woman on moon named

Humans will return to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years and NASA has announced the first team of astronauts that will serve the program.

The Starship dramatically exploded when it touched back down.

‘Successful’ test ends in dramatic fireball

Elon Musk has declared we’re on our way to Mars despite the “awesome” test of his company’s experimental rocket ending in a huge explosion.

Former space boss drops wild alien claim

Former space boss drops wild alien claim

Aliens are here but have reached an agreement with the US government to keep their existence secret, a former space agency head insists.

Asteroid capsule lands in Aussie outback

Asteroid capsule lands in Aussie outback

Scientists hope an asteroid capsule full of space rocks, the first of its kind to be collected, will help unlock the secrets of Earth’s origins.

Samples from a 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid that were collected by a Japanese spacecraft in two extraordinary touchdown manoeuvres are about to land in South Australia’s outback. The Hayabusa2 spacecraft took fragments from the asteroid Ryugu in February and July last year, and they were stowed in a landing capsule that will be ejected near Woomera about 4am AEDT on Sunday. It will be the first time ever samples from an asteroid that crosses Earth’s orbit will arrive on the planet, with Hayabusa2 having travelled 5.25 billion kilometres since it launched. Credit: , Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency/Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt

Asteroid chunk to land in SA outback

SA is about to have another exciting moment in space exploration history when asteroid samples taken by Japan’s Hayabusa2 land near Woomera.

Former US President Barack Obama speaks at a drive-in rally as he campaigns for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden in Miami, Florida on November 2, 2020. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP)

Alien truth Obama can’t reveal

Former US president Barack Obama has revealed he “asked about” UFOs and aliens while in office, but teased that he can’t say what he knows.

LONDON- OCTOBER 22: The waxing crescent moon is seen over London on October 22, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Moon ‘burial service’ set for launch

NASA is heading back to the moon to see if people can live there. Some people who have already died are coming along.

A baby yoda plush toy enters the International Space Station.

Baby yoda arrives in space

Seven astronauts are now orbiting Earth on the International Space Station and the four who just arrived brought another friend with them.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from launch complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on November 15, 2020. - NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission is the first crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agencyâs Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and astronaut Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are scheduled to launch at 7:27 p.m. EST on November 15, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. (Photo by Gregg Newton / AFP)

Final message ahead of new space mission

Four astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station on one of Elon Musk’s rockets, with a cheeky farewell.

US Vice President Mike Pence (R) watches as US President Donald Trump (2R) shakes the hand of NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine after signing a directive about space during the National Space Council meeting in the East Room of the White House on June 18, 2018 in Washington,DC. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski

NASA head leaving when Trump does

The current NASA head, appointed by Donald Trump, said someone else will lead the agency because “that person is not going to be me”.

Artist's impression of a magnetar. Picture: ESO / L. Calçada

Star provides clue in space mystery

The origin of mysterious radio bursts in space have been puzzling scientists for years – until now.

This illustration highlights the Moon’s Clavius Crater with an illustration depicting water trapped in the lunar soil there, along with an image of NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) that found sunlit lunar water. Picture: NASA / Daniel Rutter

NASA’s groundbreaking moon discovery

A sophisticated NASA telescope has confirmed there’s water on the moon – and there could be a lot more on the lunar surface than originally thought.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 10, 2020, a view of the moon is seen from Panama City. - NASA announced on October 13, 2020 that eight countries have signed an international agreement called the Artemis Accords that outlines the principles of future exploration of the Moon and beyond. The treaty paves the way for its founding members -- Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, United Arab Emirates, Britain and the United States -- to participate in NASA's Artemis program, which aims to return humans to Earth's nearest neighbor by 2024. (Photo by Luis ACOSTA / AFP)

‘Exciting discovery’ on the moon

An “exciting discovery” NASA has promised for next week is still shrouded in mystery.

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This image shows the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft’s sampling arm – called the Touch-And-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism (TAGSAM) – and asteroid Bennu during the mission’s checkpoint rehearsal. NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona

Historic NASA touchdown on asteroid

NASA has this morning done something it’s never done before, as a mission that could completely change space travel reaches its most exciting stage.

epa05318437 A handout photograph made avaiable on 20 May 2016 showing the plant Mars covered in clouds viewed by the Hubble Space Telescope on 12 May 2016. The image taken to show off the effects the seasons have on the red planet. This observation was made just a few days before Mars opposition on 22 May 2016, when the sun and Mars will be on exact opposite sides of Earth, and when Mars will be at a distance of 47.4 million miles from Earth. On 30 May 2016 Mars will be the closest it has been to Earth in 11 years, at a distance of 46.8 million miles. Mars is especially photogenic during opposition because it can be seen fully illuminated by the sun as viewed from Earth. EPA/NASA / HUBBLE / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Mars the closest it will be until 2035

Mars is millions of kilometres away but a recurring space event means that right now it’s the closest it will be to Earth for the next 15 years. Here’s how you can see it yourself.

A handout photo made availbale by the European Space Agency on March 18, 2020 shows a region of space called LHA 120-N150, a substructure of the gigantic Tarantula Nebula. - The latter is the largest known stellar nursery in the local Universe. The nebula is situated more than 160 000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a neighbouring dwarf irregular galaxy that orbits the Milky Way. (Photo by I.STEPHENS / ESA/Hubble / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Space agency recruiting ‘alien hunters’

US space agency NASA is recruiting volunteer “alien hunters” to spot new planets and “pursue a common goal of understanding our universe”.

An artist's impression of NASA's Dragonfly. Picture: NASA

Virus delays search for new planet

The world is in the grip of a global pandemic and it’s stopping NASA going to search for another planet that could support life.

Best Astronomy photos of 2020. Picture: Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards

Astonishing Aussie photo not what you think

At first glance this award-winning photo seems to show Australia’s harsh and intense bushfires but that’s completely wrong. Find out what it is.

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DEWC rocket launch in outback South Australia. Ian Spencer, CEO of DEWC Systems with the rocket pedestal without the rocket today at Koonibba , South Australia . Picture: DEWC

Australian first on ice after mishap

It will be one small step for South Australia and one giant leap for the nation’s space sector, but it isn’t going to be today as planned.

One of Akatsuki’s infrared images of Venus, showing mostly the night side of the planet. The bright parts are heat emissions from mid-altitudes in the Venusian atmosphere. At the upper right is the much-overexposed sunlit part of the planet. CREDIT: JAXA / ISAS / DARTS / Damia Bouic

Incredible discovery on Venus

Astronomers have found a key gas on Venus linked to human life, raising the “enticing possibility” the planet could be supporting life in some form.

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asteroid 2000 QW7, a diameter twice the height of the Eureka Tower will make a 'near pass' by Earth tomorrow (Saturday).

Asteroid coming ‘close’ to Earth

Two asteroids will soon make a “close” approach to Earth, with one coming even nearer than the moon as it crosses the Earth’s orbit.

A handout photo made availbale by the European Space Agency on March 18, 2020 shows a region of space called LHA 120-N150, a substructure of the gigantic Tarantula Nebula. - The latter is the largest known stellar nursery in the local Universe. The nebula is situated more than 160 000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a neighbouring dwarf irregular galaxy that orbits the Milky Way. (Photo by I.STEPHENS / ESA/Hubble / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Mysterious space radio bursts return

The chirps are only a millisecond long but still shrouded in mystery — but astronomers are a step closer to figuring out what’s causing them.

This artist’s concept depicts select planetary discoveries made by Nasa’s Kepler space telescope. Photograph: Nasa

Old NASA data finds 50 new planets

The universe is far too vast for many of us to wrap our heads around — that’s why researchers are training a computer to do it instead.

asteroid 2000 QW7, a diameter twice the height of the Eureka Tower will make a 'near pass' by Earth tomorrow (Saturday).

NASA warns of asteroid headed for Earth

NASA has issued a warning that an asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, with impact due the day before the US election.

An artist' s impression of a

‘Sad, cold, lonely’ end to universe

The death of the universe won’t be dignified according to a US scientist who has theorised how everything we know will meet its end.

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