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CORFE CASTLE, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 12: (EDITORS NOTE: THIS IS A COMPOSITE IMAGE) Satellites, planes and comets transit across the night sky under stars that appear to rotate above Corfe Castle on August 12, 2016 in Corfe Castle, United Kingdom. The Perseids meteor shower occurs every year when the Earth passes through the cloud of debris left by Comet Swift-Tuttle, and appear to radiate from the constellation Perseus in the north eastern sky. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

How to watch meteor shower tonight

The annual Perseids meteor shower is set to peak on Wednesday night, here’s how you can watch it from your place or get a view without staying up late.

SpaceX Dragon Endeavour crew of Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken prepare to depart from the International Space Station Picture SpaceX and NASA Twitter

SpaceX ship splashes down in Florida

America’s first crewed spaceship to fly to the International Space Station in nearly a decade has splashed down on Earth.

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TOPSHOT - This NASA photo shows a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with NASAâs Mars 2020 Perseverance rover onboard as it launches from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, on July 30, 2020, from NASAâs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. - The Perseverance rover is part of NASAâs Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the Red Planet. (Photo by Joel KOWSKY / NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Earthquake rocks NASA Mars rover launch

NASA has sent a history-making rover to Mars overnight, despite an earthquake which rattled facilities just moments beforehand. See the pictures.

The Plesetsk Cosmodrome, where Russia tested anti-satellite missile test in April this year. Picture: Roscosmos

Russia’s mysterious anti-satellite weapons

The United States Space Force has cautioned that Moscow has conducted two orbit anti-satellite weapon tests in recent months.

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The stunning pictures show the surface of Mars. Picture: YouTube/ElderFox Documentaries

Stunning photos show surface of Mars

Stunning footage from NASA has been captured from the surface of Mars providing some of the best vision of the Red Planet.

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The 3D rendition above shows two coronae observed on the surface of Venus. The ring-like structures are formed when hot material from deep inside the planet rises through the mantle and erupts through the crust. The black line in between the two corona is a gap in the modelling data. Picture: University of Maryland / Laurent Montési

New evidence near planet is ‘not dead’

Scientists have found signs of geological activity on our closest neighbour in the solar system, thought to have ceased long ago.

A picture taken on July 19, 2020, shows a screen displaying the

Probe set for Mars after historic launch

A new entrant into the space race, the United Arab Emirates, has launched its first ever interplanetary mission to mark a special occasion.

TOPSHOT - This handout photograph released by The European Space Agency (ESA) on July 16, 2020, shows an image of the Sun, roughly halfway between the Earth and the Sun, taken by The Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) onboard The Solar Orbiter spacecraft on May 30, 2020. - Scientists said July 16, 2020, that they had obtained the closest ever images taken of the Sun as part of a pan-European mission to study solar winds and flares that could have far-reaching impacts back on Earth (Photo by - / Solar Orbiter/EUI/ESA/NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

‘Campfires’ in closest photo of sun

New images taken closer to the sun than ever before have provided new details that could solve one of its biggest mysteries.

Jupiter and its moons come into opposition on March 4th Picture: SUPPLIED

Planets you can see with no telescope

Several planets will be visible to the naked eye throughout this month as they align with the Earth’s orbit around the sun.

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earth space globe planet world global horizon night photo blue view cloud moon design outer sunset sea concept - stock image. Elements of this image furnished by NASA

Australia and Japan in space talks

Australia and Japan are set to ink an agreement that will take space missions to new heights, with the countries’ two leaders to hold a virtual meeting today.

Engineers pushed the tank to the limits to figure out where they are. Picture: NASA / David Olive

‘Crippling force’ bursts NASA rocket

NASA has shared video of the rocket that is supposed to return astronauts to the Moon within the next five years being crushed and destroyed.

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The scent of space has smashed its crowdfunding goals.

Want to smell like you’re from space?

A plan to bottle up the unique aroma of the final frontier has attracted huge interest online as backers rush to get a whiff.

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A total solar eclipse will be visible from South America in December.

How to view ‘ring of fire’ eclipse

People in northern Australia might be lucky enough to glimpse a total solar eclipse this weekend. Here’s how to make the most of it.

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A plan for hypersonic travel could get you from Australia to America before you finish watching your in-flight movie.

Job ad reveals Musk’s bold new plan

Just weeks after successfully sending a rocket into space, Elon Musk has confirmed his next move will be hypersonic travel on Earth.

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Gilmour Space Technologies' Eris orbital rocket - artist's impression.

Homegrown rockets bound for space

Australia might have lagged behind other countries in establishing a space agency, but we could be launching rockets in just two years.

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The lightning-quick video was captured by witness Austin, who was in a moving vehicle at the time.

Mysterious meteor sighted in two countries

Hundreds of people reported seeing what appeared to be a flaming meteor streak across the sky. Some even caught it on camera.

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MARINA DEL REY, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 20: A Super Blood Wolf Moon is seen during a total lunar eclipse on January 20, 2019 in Marina Del Rey, California. Overnight in the northern hemisphere a phenomenon called a super blood wolf moon should appear in certain areas. (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images) **BESTPIX**

How to watch moon eclipse

A lunar eclipse on Saturday morning will change the face of our moon. Here’s how you can see it for yourself.

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Water-rich asteroid Artist’s impression of a water-rich asteroid being torn apart by the gravity of a white dwarf star. Scientists suspect similar objects brought water to Earth and are building blocks of terrestrial planets. Picture: Mark A Garlick, space-art.co.uk, University of Warwick.

Asteroid’s ‘close approach’ with Earth

An asteroid bigger than six Olympic swimming pools is set to make a close approach to the Earth this weekend.

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NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley, left, and Robert Behnken walk out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building on their way to Pad 39-A, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, May 30, 2020. The two astronauts will fly on a SpaceX test flight to the International Space Station. For the first time in nearly a decade, astronauts will blast into orbit aboard an American rocket from American soil, a first for a private company. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

NASA’s brutal selection process

Space flight for the average person is still a while away, but it might be quicker and easier than actually becoming an astronaut.

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This light emanates from solar material tracing out magnetic field lines that are hovering over a set of sunspots shortly before they rotate over the left limb of the Sun. Picture: NASA / Solar Dynamics Observatory / Joy Ng

Anxious wait as sun ‘wakes up’

A surge in solar activity has been detected by US space agency NASA as the sun enters a new stage, but what impact will it have on Earth?

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Head on view of the space station from SpaceX.

SpaceX’s remarkable landing with ISS

The SpaceX capsule that launched two astronauts into space has successfully docked at the ISS with some pretty special vision.

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The toy was spotted in the background of the capsule prior to launch.

Surprising passenger aboard launch

NASA and SpaceX made history on Sunday, sending two astronauts into space, but turns out they weren’t the only ones on board.

The SpaceX Falcon 9, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on top of the rocket, is raised onto Launch Pad 39-A Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Two astronauts will fly on the SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station scheduled for launch on May 27. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

How to watch as history made

NASA and SpaceX are preparing to make history by sending two astronauts to the International Space Station for the first time. Here’s how to watch.

A SpaceX launch vehicle prototype burst into flames during a test at a Texas launchpad Friday afternoon.

SpaceX prototype explodes during test

The blast just a day before two NASA astronauts are due to be launched into space is a setback for SpaceX owner Elon Musk.

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The launch is scheduled for 6.33am.

Abort: Space mission fails to launch

NASA and SpaceX have scrubbed an historic launch that would have sent the first crewed flight to space from the US in almost a decade.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 10, 2019 SpaceX founder Elon Musk addresses members of the media during a press conference announcing new developments of the Crew Dragon reusable spacecraft, at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. - SpaceX's aim, when it was incorporated on March 14, 2002, was to make low-cost rockets to travel one day to Mars -- and beyond. The 11th employee hired that year turned out to be someone good: Gwynne Shotwell, who was in charge of business development, soon established herself as Musk's right-hand woman. In the space industry, the two are given the rock star privilege of only being referred to by their first names. (Photo by Philip Pacheco / AFP)

Musk’s fear of ‘big setback’

A lot is riding on the launch of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket tomorrow – the first time NASA has launched people into space since 2011.

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An artist’s impression of the ring galaxy. Credit: James Josephides, Swinburne Astronomy Productions

Rare ‘ring of fire’ galaxy discovered

Astronomers have discovered what might be the first galaxy to form after a violent collision of two others, and it could help explain how we got here too.

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Asteroid pic. Picture: JD Armstrong/IfA/LCOGT

Strange object found near Jupiter’s orbit

Astronomers searching space for asteroids that may pose threats to Earth have discovered a “first-of-its-kind” object near Jupiter’s orbit.

‘Epic’ meteor actually Russian ‘junk’

‘Epic’ meteor actually Russian ‘junk’

Videos from across Victoria are emerging of a giant flash of light sailing across the night sky. But experts say it wasn’t a meteor.

Evidence of parallel universe uncovered

Evidence of parallel universe uncovered

It sounds like something from a sci-fi movie but NASA scientists believe they have found evidence of a parallel universe where time runs backwards.

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