Exploding stars left behind clues
DURING the past 10 million years, a series of stars in the Earth’s neighbourhood exploded, raining a radioactive form of iron into our oceans.
Space
SpaceX lands rocket on ocean platform
AFTER four failed bids, SpaceX finally landed its Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship at sea but not before launching cargo to space.
The future of space accommodation
A NEW attachable room is touted as changing the entire dynamic for human habitation in space, paving the way for settlements on the Moon and Mars.
Strange new place we’re looking for aliens
AFTER years of neglect, telescopes are focused on some of the oldest stars in our galaxy amid new hope of finding intelligent civilisations.
Amazing photos of space from Earth
THESE are just some of the awe-inspiring images of our universe which feature in this year’s Astronomy Photographer Of The Year competition.
First alien planet ‘mapped’
HELL has an address: 55 Cancri-e is the first alien planet to have some of its surface features directly observed. It’s no tropical paradise.
Mystery object crashes into Jupiter
SOMETHING has been recorded smashing into Jupiter, sparking a number of theories about the nature of the mystery object.
‘It is the lost planet of Nibiru’
WHEN astronomers spotted a giant planet in our outer solar system, they ignited a frenzied debate about a “lost world”.
Mysterious UFO ‘lands’ in residential area
MYSTERIOUS footage appears to show a “UFO” floating in the sky before descending to the ground in Las Vegas. Or it’s just a white dot. Who can say?
Supernova shockwaves observed by fluke
IT MAY have been sheer luck, but what scientists observed will give us fresh insight into the life cycle of stars.
Don’t look now: That comet is close!
A COMET is set to skim by tonight in a historic encounter of Earth-shattering proportions. Well not quite. But only two other comets have come closer in recorded history.
Hey, dude, where’s our nukes?
THEY have the launch keys to the most destructive weapons known to man. So, it’s probably a good idea if they’re not stoned.
Regret demoting Pluto now?
PLUTO was demoted to a dwarf planet years ago, but new NASA shots show a complexity not seen on any other planet but Earth.
NASA’s plan to light a fire in space
IN what sounds like a horror story, NASA has masterminded a plan to light a large scale blaze on one of its spacecrafts — but they insist it’s safe.
Europe to search for life on Mars
US ROVERs paved the way, and now Europe is sending rockets to look for signs of past or present life on the Red Planet.
Aussie stargazers catch solar eclipse
IMAGES of a total solar eclipse impressed skygazers from around the world today, as some Australians also caught a glimpse.
Asteroid about to skim past Earth
A HUGE asteroid will sail past Earth today and while NASA is telling us not to panic, that isn’t exactly shutting up the conspiracy theorists.
$13m expedition to drill asteroid
FOR the first time in history, an expedition of scientists will drill the asteroid responsible for the extinction of dinosaurs 66 million years ago.
Why being back on Earth is a real pain
FRESH from a year in space, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly says his skin burns when he moves and he has shrunk more than three centimetres.
What happens to your body in space
US ASTRONAUT Scott Kelly has just arrived home after a 340-day mission in space and has revealed how his body changed while he was away.
New Death Star to deflect asteroids
GOOD news for humanity. Scientists have created a mini Death Star superlaser that can deflect space objects heading towards Earth.
Asteroid to pass by Earth this weekend
AN ASTEROID the size of a basketball court is due to whiz past Earth this weekend but NASA has rushed to allay any fears.
Strange ‘flash’ linked to black hole smash
DETECTING black holes colliding may have confirmed Einstein’s idea of gravitational waves. But that same smash may topple what we know about these monsters.
Have we discovered the threads of life?
RENOWNED astrophysicist is heading to Australia and he just might hold the key to the universe. Or should we say, multiverse.
Back to Earth after 340 days in space
ASTRONAUT Scott Kelly has returned to Earth after an unprecedented year in space for NASA, landing in remote Kazakhstan with a Russian cosmonaut.
The new frontier of space exploration
WE ARE only decades away from being able to mine asteroids, but first there needs to be a radical overhaul to international space law.
What a year in space does to the body
HARMFUL cosmic rays, zero gravity, having to drink recycled urine. This is what a year in space does to the human body.
Fireball meteor exploded over the Atlantic
NASA has described a fireball meteor that shot across the sky over the Atlantic Ocean as the largest since the Chelyabinsk meteor over Russia in 2013.
The elusive Planet Nine draws closer
WE’RE not even sure if it exists, but researchers just got one step closer to finding the ninth planet in our solar system.
Radio flash traced to faraway galaxy
SCIENTISTS have for the first time traced the source of a ‘fast radio burst’ — a fleeting explosion of radio waves — to a galaxy six billion light years away.
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