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SpaceX, Tesla and The Boring Company founder Elon Musk attends the 2018 SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition, in Hawthorne, California on July 22, 2018. Students from colleges and universities from the US and around the world are taking part in testing their pods on a 1.25 kilometer-long (0.75-mile) tubular test track at the SpaceX headquarters. / AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck

Elon Musk’s Mars dream crushed

ELON Musk is spending up big on his dream to terraform Mars. But planetary scientists just discovered a planet-sized problem.

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This May 12, 2016 image provided by NASA shows the planet Mars. A study published Wednesday, July 25, 2018 in the journal Science suggests a huge lake of salty water appears to be buried deep in Mars, raising the possibility of finding life on the red planet. (NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team - STScI/AURA, J. Bell - ASU, M. Wolff - Space Science Institute via AP)

Rare planet event a must-see

IT hasn’t happened for 15 years and won’t happen again for another 30. So hopefully you made sure you got out and saw Mars at its brightest.

$A total lunar eclipse is pictured as seen from underneath Sydney's Harbour Bridge. As the eclipse reaches its peak, refracted light from the sun caused the moon to appear red, otherwise known as the$

Blood moon’s scary prophecy

THIS morning Australia saw a brilliant lunar eclipse, but that didn’t stop conspiracy theorists predicting the apocalypse.

19/07/1996 PIRATE: Photograph taken off Cape Otway 20 minutes before Aust missing pilot Frederick Valentich who disappeared while flying a Cessna 182 light plane over the Bass Strait on 21 Oct 1978 flew overhead and disappeared. aeroplane accident mystery ufo flying saucer ##Photo NOT a fake##. Pic. Supplied

Pilot’s creepy UFO radio call

A FLIGHT to an island off Tasmania ended with a terrifying radio call and a vanishing pilot. Forty years on, there’s still no explanation.

This artist's impression provided by the European Southern Observatory in July 2018 shows the path of the star S2 as it passes close to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. As the star gets nearer to the black hole, a very strong gravitational field causes the color of the star to shift slightly to the red, an effect of Einstein's general theory of relativity. European researchers reported the results of their observations in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics on Thursday, July 26, 2018. (M. Kornmesser/ESO via AP)

Einstein proved right once again

MORE than a century after Albert Einstein proposed it, his theory of general relativity has passed another test.

The blood moon over Sydney, Australia today. Picture: Nicholas Eager

Skygazers in awe of amazing blood moon

AUSTRALIANS and the rest of the world have watched the moon turn blood red during the longest lunar eclipse this century. SEE THE PHOTOS

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The moon turns red during a total lunar eclipse, as seen from Dresden, Germany, Friday, July 27, 2018. Skywatchers around much of the world are looking forward to a complete lunar eclipse that will be the longest this century. (Sebastian Kahnert/dpa via AP)

See the best of the blood moon

PEOPLE across the globe are glimpsing the longest blood moon eclipse this century. Aussies had some of the best views.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 31, 2018 the

Once in a century lunar eclipse

AUSTRALIA is set for a rare blood moon early tomorrow morning — and according to NASA it’s just shy of the maximum possible length for such an event.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JANUARY 31: A partially eclipsed super blue blood moon sets behind the Golden Gate Bridge on January 31, 2018 in San Francisco, California. The 'super blue blood moon' is a rare 'lunar trifecta' event in which the Moon is at its closest to the Earth, appearing about 14 percent brighter than usual, and is simultaneously a 'blue moon', the second full moon in the same month, as well as a total lunar eclipse or 'blood moon'. This is the first such lunar event seen in North America since 1866. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

How to shoot the blood red moon

THE longest lunar eclipse this century is coming tomorrow morning but capturing it will be tricky. These five tips can secure your perfect moonshot.

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Colour Modifed Moon and Wolf Original Picture: Supplied By David Reneke / Celtic Selky & Astroprof

Myths and legends of the Blood Moon

WHEN the moon goes red this Saturday, we’ll know why, and for how long it will last. But for the people of ancient times, lunar eclipses could signify certain doom.

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What appears to be a 20-kilometre-wide body of liquid water has been detected on Mars. How deep it is, and if there are any others like it, remain to be seen.Supplied: USGS Astrogeology Science Centre, Arizona State University, ESA, INAF

Mars water discovery sparks new hope

THE discovery of a huge underground lake on Mars has given renewed hope that the life could exist the Red Planet.

FILE - This image made available by NASA shows the planet Mars. This composite photo was created from over 100 images of Mars taken by Viking Orbiters in the 1970s. On Tuesday, July 31, 2018, the red planet will make its closest approach to Earth in 15 years. (NASA via AP)

Scientists’ stunning Mars discovery

AN EXTRAORDINARY scientific discovery deep beneath the surface of Mars has heightened speculation there really is life on the planet.

FILE - This image made available by NASA shows the planet Mars. This composite photo was created from over 100 images of Mars taken by Viking Orbiters in the 1970s. On Tuesday, July 31, 2018, the red planet will make its closest approach to Earth in 15 years. (NASA via AP)

Best sign yet there may be life on Mars

A HUGE lake has been discovered below the surface of Mars, leading scientists to consider the fact that there could actually be life on the Red Planet.

Space junk destroys a space station in the movie Gravity.

Australia’s sly new space spy

AUSTRALIA has invented an ingeniously simple way to detect and track deadly projectiles in orbit above us. And it could give us an edge in the growing war on space junk.

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This April 24, 2015 handout photograph obtained courtesy of Blue Origin shows Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin, at New Shepard's West Texas launch facility before the rocket's maiden voyage. The two companies leading the pack in the pursuit of space tourism say they are just months away from their first out-of-this-world passenger flights -- though neither has set a firm date. Virgin Galactic, founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, and Blue Origin, by Amazon creator Jeff Bezos, are racing to be the first to finish their tests -- with both companies using radically different technology. / AFP PHOTO / BLUE ORIGIN / HO / With AFP Story by Ivan COURONNE: First space tourist flights could come in 2019 == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / MANDATORY CREDIT:

World’s richest man breaks rocket record

AMAZON founder Jeff Bezos has achieved a new feat with his Blue Origin test rocket, bringing the reality of consumer space travel one step closer.

NASA celebrates the reboot of COSMOS by releasing incredible space images: Hubble Catches Jupiter's Largest Moon Going to the 'Dark Side'HST/WFPC2 Image of Jupiter and Ganymede Taken April 9, 2007NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has caught Jupiter's moon Ganymede playing a game of

Jupiter just got 10 more moons

ASTRONOMERS have discovered 10 more moons of Jupiter, bringing its total tally to 79 — and one of the newbies has been described as a real “oddball”.

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Rare ‘five planet’ stargazing chance

WE ARE currently in the midst of a five-planet season due to Jupiter and Saturn being on the same side of the Sun.

Divers test the device in a pool in Los Angeles. Picture: Elon Musk/ Supplied

Truth about Musk’s ‘mini-sub’

ELON Musk says his “tiny, kid-sized submarine” could have saved the boys trapped in a Thai cave. Would it have worked?

Embargo: 13/7/18 1am Blazars are a type of active galaxy with one one of its jets pointing toward us. In this artistic rendering, a blazar emits both neutrinos and gamma rays that could be detected by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory as well as by other telescopes on Earth and in space.File size: 2.9 MBAttribution: Credit: IceCube/NASAPermission category: © - Only use with this story

Stunning result of ‘ghost particle’ find

DETECTED deep beneath the ice, scientists have traced a particle back to a volatile galaxy in an achievement set to improve our knowledge of fundamental physics.

Partial solar eclipse. Picture: Supplied

Where to see the supermoon eclipse

SUPERSTITIOUS Aussies might want to stay inside today as a super-size new moon eclipse hits on Friday the 13th for the first time in 44 years.

Jenny Morrison photographed this UFO with her iPhone, off Fitzroy Island, on Saturday afternoon. WHAT IS IT????

Revealed: The UK’s real X-Files

NEWLY-released files show what secret “UFO” work Britain was doing – and the unbelievable thing it feared its rivals had.

PanSTARRS C/2017 S3. Picture: Jager

The green comet coming our way

THE heavens decree: there’s something special about July. As Aussie stargazers wait for a blood moon, they may also get to see a frosty green comet.

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Craig Collins's capture of the super blue blood moon.

Get set for the ‘eclipse of the century’

PREPARE yourself for maximum darkness. The world will soon experience the longest ‘blood moon’ in 100 years — and Australia will not be missing out on a good view.

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Space probe’s death saved Saturn’s life

THE Cassini / Huygens mission has come to a fiery end.

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This image made available by NASA shows an illustration of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). Scheduled for an April 2018 launch, the spacecraft will prowl for planets around the closest, brightest stars. These newfound worlds eventually will become prime targets for future telescopes looking to tease out any signs of life. (NASA via AP)

How TESS will lead us to alien life

THE search for Earth 2.0 has taken a giant leap forward. A new space telescope named TESS is finally in orbit — and it’s going to scan almost every star in the night sky for signs of life.

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The photo provided by the European Southern Observatory ESO taken from the SPHERE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope is the first clear image of a planet caught in the very act of formation around the dwarf star PDS 70. The planet stands clearly out, visible as a bright point to the right of the centre of the image, which is blacked out by the coronagraph mask used to block the blinding light of the central star. (ESO via AP)

New ‘baby’ planet discovered

ASTRONOMERS have announced they have captured the first confirmed image of a planet forming in the dust swirling around a young star.

(FILES) In this file handout photo obtained from NASA on November 29, 2017 the Dellingr, a shoebox-sized spacecraft built to show that CubeSat platforms could be cost-effective, reliable and capable of gathering highly robust science, is released from the International Space Station on November 20, 2017. On the morning of June 29, 2018 at 5:24 am (0924 GMT), a rocket owned by the US company SpaceX will blast off from Florida carrying two and a half tons of gear from NASA, only to dock three days later and 250 miles (400 kilometers) above Earth at the International Space Station. Friday's flight will be the 15th SpaceX mission for the US space agency since 2012, one of which exploded in flight. Another company, Orbital ATK, has completed nine supply trips, with one explosion as well. / AFP PHOTO / NASA / Handout / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

‘Flying brain’ to be shot into space

A POTENTIALLY revolutionary experiment in robotics is set for lift off with a special AI bot being sent to the international space station.

Comet approaches Earth

Wild new alien theory emerges

EARTH has already been invaded — by us. That’s the theory. Aussie astronomers have questioned if life has crossed the interstellar void.

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The size of Vesta, in comparison to the Moon.

Monster asteroid visible to the naked eye

A HUGE asteroid as big as New South Wales is cannoning past Earth so close it can be seen without even a telescope.

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This image of the Stingray nebula, a planetary nebula 2700 light-years from Earth, was taken with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) in 1998. In the centre of the nebula the fast evolving star SAO 244567 is located. Observations made within the last 45 years showed that the surface temperature of the star increased by almost 40 000 degree Celsius. Now new observations of the spectra of the star have revealed that SAO 244567 has started to cool again. Picture: ESA/HUBBLE

Aussie stargazers witness celestial ‘birth’

AUSTRALIAN astronomers have seen the very conception of a new nebula — the last breaths of a supergiant star, the flash of it going nova, and the building blocks it left behind.

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