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Former Navy pilot David Fravor.

Pilot’s chilling underwater UFO sighting

A former high-ranking US Navy fighter pilot has shared a hair-raising story of an encounter with an enormous underwater object.

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Mars planet llustration the red planet solar system

Humans ‘not prepared’ for alien bombshell

A NASA scientist says “we’re close” to a huge revelation about life on Mars but he is worried about what comes next.

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Saturn's icy moon Enceladus, imaged by Cassini in 2005. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

Signs of life on Saturn moon

Scientists have made a breakthrough discovery on Saturn’s moon that could provide further proof of an ocean underneath the its crust.

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Galaxy-eating Andromeda will devour Milky Way

Galaxy-eating Andromeda will devour Milky Way

Our neighbouring galaxy Andromeda has a history of absorbing smaller galaxies, and it’s eyeing off the Milky Way next.

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Asteroid in space near earth in sunlight

Huge asteroid hurtling close to Earth today

A “potentially hazardous” space rock called 2019 SP3 will be zooming past Earth today. Nasa has flagged it as a “close approach”.

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Scientists may have discovered Planet X

Mystery Planet X could be ‘black hole’

Scientists are unsure what the mystery object is, but some suggest it could be an incredibly dense black hole.

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UFO pictures

Rock star claims he’s found ‘UFO material’

A band of alien hunters led by a famous rock’n’roll star has claimed to have evidence that UFOs are real.

BOCA CHICA, TX - SEPTEMBER 28: A prototype of SpaceX's Starship spacecraft is seen at the company's Texas launch facility on September 28, 2019 in Boca Chica near Brownsville, Texas. The Starship spacecraft is a massive vehicle meant to take people to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Loren Elliott/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Elon Musk reveals Starship to get to Mars

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has unveiled a new SpaceX Starship for private round-trips to Moon and Mars due to launch in just weeks.

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The section of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft, docked with the International Space Station, where the hole was found. Picture: NASA

Russia ‘knows what happened’ to ISS

It was a tiny hole, drilled by hand then carefully concealed but it caused an international scandal — now Russia has admitted it knows what happened.

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A microscopic photo of fossil formations that could hold the key to finding life on Mars.

Aussie discovery could help find alien life

The discovery was so exciting it kept one scientist in the lab until 4am. It could help prove the existence of alien life.

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The first-ever comet from beyond our Solar System, as imaged by the Gemini Observatory.

Mysterious space object confirmed

Scientists have spotted something from outside our solar system — the second since Ouamuamua — but they can’t say what it is.

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View of the planet Venus seen in transit across the Sun.

Venus was ‘once habitable like Earth’

The hottest planet has a temperature of more than 450C – but it once had “earth-like” conditions, until something went very wrong.

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LIBRARY: File photo released by NASA on 16/07/1999 to commemorate 30th anniversary of man landing on Moon, shows Earth as seen from Apollo 11 command module prior to landing on lunar surface of the Moon on 20/07/1969.

Australia makes space deal with NASA

Australia will aid in a new moon landing bid in co-operation with NASA — but Donald Trump says it’s really “a launching pad for Mars”.

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Giant volcano on Jupiter’s moon to erupt

The most powerful volcano on Jupiter’s molten moon Io is super active this month — and scientists say it’s about to explode.

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UFO pictures

US Navy’s stunning UFO admission

For the first time, the US Navy has made a stunning claim about three UFO videos released by former Blink-182 singer Tom DeLonge.

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A spectacular image of Saturn and its rings, taken in 2016. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute.For Martin George space column for Hobart Mercury

Crazy discovery about Saturn’s rings

A new study has sparked debate around the age of Saturn’s rings as scientists aim to determine if one of its moons could support life.

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Cloudy weather obstructed the view of the full moon for Cairns residents as it rose over the Pacific Ocean. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKE

Rare full harvest moon to appear tomorrow

A rare type of full moon will appear this Friday 13th, for the last time for 30 years, which farmers reportedly believe brings good luck.

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render of planet K218b

‘Super-Earth’ offers real hope of alien life

Scientists have made a promising discovery on a little-known exoplanet known as K2-18b, which they believe could potentially support life.

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A handout artist's impression released on September 11, 2019, by ESA/Hubble shows the K2-18b super-Earth, the only super-Earth exoplanet known to host both water and temperatures that could support life. - For the first time, water has been discovered in the atmosphere of a exoplanet with Earth-like temperatures that could support life as we know it, scientists revealed on September 11, 2019. (Photo by M. KORNMESSER / ESA/Hubble / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Liveable planet found in space

Scientists have discovered a potentially habitable world beyond our solar system — a super-Earth with water and climate that could support life as we know it.

The Fireworks Galaxy also known as NGC 6946, the big, beautiful spiral galaxy is located just 10 million light-years away, behind a veil of foreground dust and stars in the high and far-off constellation of Cepheus.

Strange green and blue lights spotted

NASA scientists have detected a strange signal coming from a far-off galaxy, baffling deep space experts about the source and purpose of the bright lights.

Sex worker Alice Little. Picture: Instagram

Sex worker’s ‘Storm Area 51’ deal

A sex worker is offering attendees of the viral “Storm Area 51” event a 50 per cent discount off “alien abduction role play” and other “close encounters”.

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The Yutu-2 moon rover, taken by the Chang'e-4 lunar probe on the far side of the moon. Picture: Getty Images

‘Shiny gel’ found on dark side of moon

China’s Yutu-2 rover has discovered an oddly coloured “gel-like” substance on the dark side of the moon that can’t yet be explained.

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Mars, The Red Planet, imaged using the Hubble Space Telescope. Picture: NASA

Enormous ‘strange’ planet found

Scientists have found a massive new planet that is unlike anything in our solar system — and it could be like a “wrecking ball”.

Pluto was once a planet. Picture: NASA

‘It’s a planet’: Pluto storm erupts

Fans of Pluto were in mourning after it lost its planetary status. But now an intriguing statement from a NASA official has renewed interest.

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Asteroid DA14

Monster meteor hurtling towards Earth

A monster asteroid twice the height of the Empire State Building and travelling at 23,000km/h will have a close shave with Earth, NASA warns.

Expedition 58 Flight Engineer Anne McClain of NASA speaks with friends and family after having her Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for her launch aboard the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Astronaut commits ‘first crime in space’

A NASA astronaut has been accused of committing the first crime in outer space after her estranged wife alleged she stole her identity.

Artists depiction of a black hole about to swallow a neutron starCredit: Carl Knox, OzGrav ARC Centre of Excellence

Star’s death ripples through time

In a first for science, gravitational waves rippling through space and time reveal the death of a neutron star being engulfed by a black hole.

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The Sagittarius A* supermassive black suddenly became 75 times brighter in only two hours. Picture: NASA

Sudden bright light burst stuns scientists

A mysterious sight has stunned scientists who have been studying the black hole at the heart of our galaxy for more than 20 years.

Jupiter picture uploaded to Twitter. Picture: Twitter/@ChappelAstro

Jupiter just got slammed by something big

It might look like a tiny white dot on the surface of the planet, but an amateur astronomer has snapped an explosive moment.

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Perseid meteor shower tonight will light up the sky.

‘Best meteor shower of the year’ tonight

The Perseid meteor shower is set to light up the sky tonight and it’s considered to be one of the best shows of the year.

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