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NASA image artist image projection showing a body of water under the icy surface of one of Jupiter's moons, called Europa.

NASA’s search for alien life

NASA thinks aliens might be hiding under the surface of one of Jupiter’s moon. So it’s sending a spaceship to find them.

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A meteorite was captured on dashcam across the midwest skies of the US.

Meteor captured on dashcam

A METEOR the “size of a mini-van” has been captured on camera flying across the midwest skies of the US.

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Could a meteor strike destroy the planet?

Could a meteor strike destroy the planet?

LAST week, an asteroid hurtled past our planet missing it by just 161,000 kilometres. But experts think we won’t always be so lucky.

Mars. Picture: Getty

First Islamic mission to Mars

DESPITE religious leaders in the UAE issuing a fatwa forbidding Muslims from landing on Mars, the country is intent on going there.

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Space debris. Space Junk. ESA Artist impression. Supplied

Huge amount of space junk around Earth

JAPAN’S space agency had a plan to tackle the huge amount of space junk circulating the Earth. But it didn’t really go according to plan.

A handout image released by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) on January 4, 2017 from the VISTA infrared survey telescope at ESO's Paranal Observatory in northern Chile shows one of the largest infrared high-resolution mosaic of Orion ever created, covering the Orion A molecular cloud, the nearest known massive star factory, lying about 1350 light-years from Earth, and revealing many young stars and other objects normally buried deep inside the dusty clouds. The European Space Agency on January 4, 2017 released stunning images of baby stars taking shape inside the Milky Way's Orion nebula. The massive Orion A molecular cloud is the

Galaxy travelling at 2 million km/h

OUR galaxy is hurtling through the universe at two million kilometres per hour thanks to terrifying void of nothingness

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An illustration of a large asteroid impacting Earth. An impact this large would result in the extinction of most all life on Earth. Earth texture maps courtesy of NASA - source http

Asteroid could trigger mega-tsunami

A MASSIVE asteroid is about to strike Earth and trigger mega-tsunami next month, according to this theorist.

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Planets boost hope of alien life

Planets boost hope of alien life

THE discovery of two new nearby ‘Goldilocks’ planets have raised fresh hopes of finding alien life. We’ve even detected air around one of them.

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This computer generated handout image released by the European Space Agency on May 15, 2015 shows the impact of the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) projectile on the binary asteroid system (65803) Didymos observed by the AIM (Asteroid Impact Mission) satellite. The Asteroid Impact Mission (AIM) is a European Space Agency’s mission, scheduled to be launched in 2020. AIM will travel to a binary asteroid system – the paired Didymos asteroids, which will come a comparatively close 11 million km to Earth in 2022. For a successful joint mission, one spacecraft, DART would impact the secondary of the Didymos binary system in October 2022 while AIM would first characterize the target asteroid (surface and internal properties), observe the impact event and measure any change in the relative orbit. / AFP PHOTO / EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY / Handout / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Anti-Armageddon mission in doubt

A MISSION to smash a spacecraft into an asteroid moon to alter its trajectory, a possible dry-run for an Earth-saving exercise, is up in the air.

Supernova, Trump ‘fill prophecy’

Supernova, Trump ‘fill prophecy’

A SCHOLAR says a supernova, along with the election of Donald Trump, both foretell the arrival of a Jewish messiah.

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A handout photo released on January 23, 2017 by the Nature Publishing Group shows an optical image of one of the isolated galaxy groups observed with the Magellan Telescope in Chile. The red knots reveal emissions that signify recent and ongoing star formation. The deep optical image also reveals asymmetrical morphologies/shapes possibly resulting from an interaction. The first sighting of clustered dwarf galaxies bolsters a leading theory about how big galaxies such as our Milky Way are formed, and how dark matter binds them, researchers said on January 23. Theorised but never seen, the bundled galaxies were discovered using the largest optical survey of the night sky ever compiled, they reported in the journal Nature Astronomy. Seven clusters of three-to-five galaxies are each 10 to 1,000 times smaller than the Milky Way. / AFP PHOTO / NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP / Kelsey E Johnson, Sandra E Liss, and Sabrina Stierwalt / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Dwarf galaxies shed light on dark matter

A FRESH sighting of clustered dwarf galaxies has bolstered a leading theory about how big galaxies such as our own Milky Way are formed.

NASA unveils ‘landing’ on Pluto

NASA unveils ‘landing’ on Pluto

GLIMPSE the surface of an alien world in footage from a NASA spacecraft landing on the surface of Pluto.

In this May 23, 2014 photo provided by the University of Hawaii, Lucie Poulet, right, uses a geotechnical tool while Annie Caraccio records the data during a previous study outside the domed structure that will house six researchers for eight months in an environment meant to simulate an expedition to Mars, on Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii. The group will enter the dome Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, and spend eight months together in the 1,200-square-foot research facility in a study called Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS). They will have no physical contact with any humans outside their group, experience a 20-minute delay in communications and are required to wear space suits whenever they leave the compound. (Ross Lockwood/University of Hawaii via AP)

Could you survive this space mission?

SIX scientists have entered a man-made dome atop an isolated Hawaii volcano, where they will spend the next eight months with no outside human contact.

‘It can spy on the whole world’

‘It can spy on the whole world’

A MASSIVE laser surveillance system that will watch “the whole world” is about to be launched by the US army.

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Gene Cernan on God's front porch....the moon

Last man to walk on the Moon dies

ONLY six of the 12 men to walk on the Moon remain alive after today’s death of American astronaut Gene Cernan, who left a space-changing legacy.

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This delicate smudge in deep space is far more turbulent than it first appears. Known as IRAS 14348-1447 — a name derived in part from that of its discoverer, the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS for short) — this celestial object is actually a combination of two gas-rich spiral galaxies. This doomed duo approached one another too closely in the past, gravity causing them to affect and tug at each other and slowly, destructively, merge into one. The image was taken by Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). IRAS 14348-1447 is located over a billion light-years away from us. It is one of the most gas-rich examples known of an ultraluminous infrared galaxy, a class of cosmic objects that shine characteristically — and incredibly — brightly in the infrared part of the spectrum. Almost 95% of the energy emitted by IRAS 14348-1447 is in the far-infrared! The huge amount of molecular gas within IRAS 14348-1447 fuels its emission, and undergoes a number of dynamical processes as it interacts and moves around; these very same mechanisms are responsible for IRAS 14348-1447’s own whirling and ethereal appearance, creating prominent tails and wisps extending away from the main body of the galaxy.

Dark killer sends galaxies to early grave

AN UNKNOWN force is sucking the lifeblood out of galaxies. Now Australian astronomers have uncovered new clues of a dark intergalactic presence.

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Alien megastructure? More mega-burp

Alien megastructure? More mega-burp

ASTRONOMERS have crunched the numbers for an explanation of the weird flickering of a distant star. Instead of alien engineering, it’s probably indigestion.

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Space-X's Falcon 9 rocket successfully launches with 10 satellites into orbit for Iridium Communications Inc., at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. About nine minutes later, the first stage returned to Earth and landed successfully on a barge in the Pacific Ocean south of Vandenberg. The return to flight is an important step for SpaceX, a California-based company that has about 70 launches in line, worth more than $10 billion. (Matt Hartman via AP)

SpaceX launches first rocket since blast

SPACEX has launched a Falcon 9 rocket for the first time since a fireball engulfed a similar rocket more than four months ago.

Galaxies collide in stunning picture

Galaxies collide in stunning picture

A NEW image captured by NASA Hubble space telescope shows ‘doomed duo’ galaxies colliding and then trying to destroy one another.

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Chilean navy can’t explain ‘UFO’

Chilean navy can’t explain ‘UFO’

THE Chilean navy has admitted it can’t explain a video filmed by its pilots showing a UFO in the country’s airspace.

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Asteroid against The Earth

Asteroid slips through Earth’s defences

A HIGHRISE-sized asteroid capable of exploding with the force of 700 megatons slipped quietly past the Earth yesterday, twice as close as the Moon. We didn’t see it coming.

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Breakthrough in mystery radio signal

FOR the first time astronomers have traced a rare repeating radio signal to a galaxy three billion light years away, prompting some exciting ideas.

A handout image released by the European Southern Observatory on January 4, 2017 shows a collection of highlights taken from a new infrared image of the Orion A molecular cloud from VISTA telescope, where many curious structures are clearly seen, including the red jets from very young stars, dark clouds of dust and even tiny images of very distant galaxies. The European Space Agency on January 4, 2017 released stunning images of baby stars taking shape inside the Milky Way's Orion nebula. The massive Orion A molecular cloud is the

Incredible photos of ‘star factory’

THE European Space Agency has released spectacular images of baby stars taking shape inside the Milky Way’s Orion nebula.

The Uranus with moons shot from space showing all they beauty. Extremely detailed image, including elements furnished by NASA. Other orientations and planets available. For Earth and Beyond NiE poster series 2016.

NASA make mission announcement

IT’S one of the oldest and most important programs at NASA, and astronomers are set to announce what’s next.

SpaceX ready to launch after blast

SpaceX ready to launch after blast

AFTER a mysterious launch pad explosion that obliterated a Facebook satellite, Elon Musk is ready for a relaunch.

Aliens and Hawking

We will make alien contact ‘by 2017’

WHEN it comes to finding extraterrestrial life, a breakthrough could happen by September this year, according to one expert.

What is NASA hiding from us?

What is NASA hiding from us?

THAT is the question being asked by amateur internet sleuths who, for some reason, believe the space agency is keeping some big secrets.

CREDIT: Chinese Academy of Sciences / China National Space Administration / The Science and Application Center for Moon and Deepspace Exploration Incredible high-definition pictures of the Moon's surface released by Chinese space agency

China’s ambitious plans for the moon

CHINA is keen to show off its newfound scientific prowess and has big plans for both the moon and Mars.

Radio telescope facility, Australia

Could signals from deep space be aliens?

SCIENTISTS may have found proof that ET really is phoning home — in the form of powerful radio signals in the same exact location in space.

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MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY in a scene from Interstellar

Astronaut sci-fi theory becomes reality

A START-UP is using a grant from NASA to leverage techniques used on brain trauma and heart attack to revolutionise space travel.

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