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A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off from pad 39A during a test flight to demonstrate the capsule's emergency escape system at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Musk’s rocket ‘blows up’ after launch

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has continued its rocket testing with a test which involved blowing up the Falcon 9 in flight.

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UFO secret could cause ‘grave damage’

The US navy has admitted it has top secret information regarding UFOs, but claims it’s too damaging to national security to release.

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17/12/2000. a chip of the Murchison meteorite held at Melbourne Museum.

Oldest ever Earth matter found

This small town in rural Victoria has a new claim to fame after the oldest matter ever found on Earth was discovered in a meteorite.

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The bright material is likely pure water ice, where life is highly likely to reside. Picture: NASA/JPL/DLR

Confirmation of alien life ‘imminent’

Scientists are on the verge of confirming we are not alone in the universe, with two probes being sent to a mystery moon near Earth.

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This NASA image obtained February 15, 2012, combines data from four space telescopes to create a multi-wavelength view of all that remains of RCW 86, the oldest documented example of a supernova. Chinese astronomers witnessed the event in 185 A.D., documenting a mysterious 'guest star' that remained in the sky for eight months. X-ray images from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton Observatory were combined to form the blue and green colors in the image. The X-rays show the interstellar gas that has been heated to millions of degrees by the passage of the shock wave from the supernova. Infrared data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and WISE, Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer, shown in yellow and red, reveal dust radiating at a temperature of several hundred degrees below zero, warm by comparison to normal dust in our Milky Way galaxy. This is the first time that this type of cavity has been seen around a white dwarf system prior to explosion. Scientists say the results may have significant implications for theories of white-dwarf binary systems and Type Ia supernovae.RCW 86 is approximately 8,000 light-years away. At about 85 light-years in diameter, it occupies a region of the sky in the southern constellation of Circinus that is slightly larger than the full moon. AFP PHOTO/NASA/HANDOUT/RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT ' AFP PHOTO / - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Near star could soon explode

Astronomers have become obsessed with a nearby star after it dimmed to its faintest level, potentially pointing to an imminent explosion.

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ESCAPE. Larapinta trail, Celeste Mitchell - The Milky Way rises into the night sky from behind a clump of eucalyptus trees. Picture: istock

Vanishing stars may lead to aliens

As stars in our galaxy continue to go missing, with no natural explanation to go with it, astronomers are guessing it could be something else.

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 20: The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, topped by a Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, lifts off from Space Launch Complex pad 41 on December 20, 2019 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch is another step in NASAs Commercial Crew Program that aims to return human spaceflight launches to the space station from American soil on America spacecraft and rockets. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Boeing space pod fails first launch

Boeing’s already had a rough year and it hasn’t ended well after a capsule supposed to take astronauts to space failed its first test flight.

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The meteor shower set to put on a lights show this weekend. Picture: Supplied.

King of meteor showers to hit Australia

Experts predict the king of meteor showers — the fiery Geminids — will hit this weekend, putting on a light show you won’t want to miss.

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NASA asteroid

NASA baffled by doomsday asteroid

An asteroid many fear will one day crash into Earth and destroy us all has begun spitting out huge rocks, and NASA has no idea why.

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Artist impression of asteroid impact which killed off dinosaurs and triggered a giant tsunami

‘Only a matter of time’ until apocalypse

There are many theories about how the world might end and when, but a British scientist thinks one particular threat is looming.

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This screen grab taken from a live webcast by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on August 6, 2019 shows Vikram Lander before it is supposed to land on the Moon. - Chandrayaan-2 space exploration mission consisting of a lunar orbiter, a lander named ‘Vikram’, and a lunar rover named ‘Pragyan’, all of which were developed in India, was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on 22 July 2019 by the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark III. (Photo by Handout / Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Tip-off leads to big NASA discovery

India had hoped to become just the fourth country to land on the moon in September. Debris from its failed landing has now been found.

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The LB-1 black hole is as dense as 70 suns.

Stellar black hole ‘shouldn’t exist’

Scientists thought black holes could only have a mass of about 20 times that of our sun, but then they discovered a new one in our galaxy.

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Artistic interpretation of an asteroid approaching the Earth. Picture: Kevin Gill (Creative Commons 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)

150m asteroid to pass ‘near Earth’

A recently discovered asteroid as wide as three Olympic swimming pools is expected to pass Earth this afternoon at more than 60,000km/h.

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Jack Fischer blowing bubbles on the International Space Station. Picture: Twitter

Space travel’s bizarre impact on human body

NASA scientists have been shocked by the ‘extremely abnormal’ medical test results returned by astronauts on the International Space Station.

SpaceX rocket prototype explosion. Picture: Supplied

SpaceX test goes horribly wrong

Frosty plumes of liquid nitrogen have covered a launch site after a SpaceX rocket exploded. Things didn’t go to plan for Elon Musk.

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Model of extraterrestrial in exhibition 25 Oct 1995. alien flying saucer /Flying/saucers

New twist in search for aliens

Researchers believe there’s a specific type of star system very different from ours that provides a higher chance for intelligent life.

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The strangely shaped, rust-coloured ice rock. Picture: NASA

NASA renames ice world after backlash

NASA has quietly changed the name of the farthest cosmic body ever visited by a spacecraft after backlash over its connotations.

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In this Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 photo provided by Space Cargo Unlimited, researchers with Space Cargo Unlimited prepare bottles of French red wine to be flown aboard a Northrop Grumman capsule from Wallops Island, Va., to the International Space Station. The wine will age for a year up there before returning to the Luxembourg company. Company officials say researchers will study how weightlessness and space radiation affect the aging process. (Space Cargo Unlimited via AP)

Start-up’s rude ‘gift’ to astronauts

Bits of a Lamborghini and a biscuit oven have docked with the International Space Station, along with one “gift” the astronauts can’t touch.

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The Curiousity Rover has captured another image as it prepares to conduct further tests on the surface of Mars

NASA shares haunting Mars photos

More than seven years on Mars and the Curiosity Rover is still exploring as NASA prepares to send another rover next year.

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The Air Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission 5 successfully landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility over the weekend.

Has this plane been spying on you?

A secretive space plane has returned to Earth after more than two years in orbit, but good luck finding out what it was doing up there.

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The day the sun looked like a jack'o'lantern. Picture: NASA

The day the sun ‘celebrated’ Halloween

Just days before Halloween, NASA has shared an incredible picture they took of the sun on a day the star looked like a jack-o’-lantern.

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Whistleblower searched for ‘proof of aliens’

Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has revealed that he used his “ridiculous access” to scour top secret US networks to find evidence of alien existence.

A meteor from another shower called the Leonids, which are visible each November. The multiple parallel streaks are stars which appeared to move during the camera’s exposure. Picture: MARTIN GEORGE

Meteor shower to light up sky tonight

Remnants of the famous Halley’s comet will shoot across the night sky in October and November. Tonight is the best time to see it.

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Aussies ‘witnessed UFO air battle’

Aussies ‘witnessed UFO air battle’

Nearly 40 years ago, Phil Tindale witnessed what can only be described as an air battle between two UFOs — which ended with one crashing to earth.

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(L-R) Jessica Meir and Christina Koch prepare for the first all-female spacewalk.

Astronaut corrects Trump on spacewalk

The two NASA astronauts conducting the first ever all-female spacewalk have had to correct their President during mid-walk talk.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 25, 2019, International Space Station (ISS) crew member US astronaut Jessica Meir smiles during a testing of her space suits before boarding a Soyuz rocket to the ISS at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. - After an infamous spacesuit flub earlier this year that resulted in accusations of sexism, NASA now plans to carry out the first all-female spacewalk this week, it said Tuesday. Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will venture outside the International Space Station either October 17 or October 18, 2019, to replace a power controller unit that failed over the weekend. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP)

All-female space walk makes history

The world’s first female spacewalking team has made history, floating out of the International Space Station to fix a broken part of the power network.

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NASA genius’ wild ‘light speed engine’

As more countries join the race to explore space, a NASA scientist has revealed a new propulsion method that could give his agency the edge.

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FILE - In this image released Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, by NASA, astronauts Christina Koch, right, and, Jessica Meir pose for a photo on the International Space Station. NASA has moved up the first all-female spacewalk to Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, or Friday because of a power system failure at the International Space Station. (NASA via AP)

Meet the astronauts on NASA’s first all-female spacewalk

After a wardrobe hiccup, NASA’S first all-female spacewalk is set to finally go ahead to repair a problem on the International Space Station.

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This combo of satellite images received on September 30, 2019 from CNES 2019, distributed by Airbus DS and produced by Earthrise shows a picture from April 24, 2018 (top) of Teywizim cemetery (C) in Hotan, Xinjiang province and the same view on August 6, 2019 with no sign of the facility. - China is destroying burial grounds where generations of Uighur families have been laid to rest, leaving behind human bones and broken tombs in what activists call an effort to eradicate the ethnic group's identity in Xinjiang. (Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP) / TO GO WITH China-rights-Xinjiang,FEATURE by Eva Xiao, Pak Yiu, with Andrew Beatty -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Satellite images of China’s shameful move

New satellite images reveal how much Xinjiang in China’s northwest has changed amid Xi Jinping’s brutal crackdown on the region.

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Explosive find rocks our galaxy

Explosive find rocks our galaxy

A black hole in the centre of our galaxy may have had a nuclear explosion 3.5 million years ago.

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