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CSIRO finds key to life in the universe

CSIRO finds key to life in the universe

A MOLECULE identified by the Parkes Telescope some 26,000 light years away could steer astronomers towards intelligent life in the universe.

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Scientists predict when we’ll make contact

IF you have dreams of humanity making contact with aliens you may be in for a longer wait than you hoped — if a new theory proposed by scientists is correct.

A handout photo realeased on June 7, 2016 by the European Southern Observatory shows that deep in the heart of the Abell 2597 Brightest Cluster Galaxy, astronomers see a small cluster of giant gas clouds raining in on the central black hole. They were revealed by the billion light-year-long shadows they cast toward Earth. These ALMA data present the first observational evidence for predicted chaotic cold accretion onto a supermassive black hole. / AFP PHOTO / European Southern Observatory / STR / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

‘Supermassive’ black hole eating space

ASTRONOMERS have caught a glimpse of a “supermassive” black hole preparing to gorge itself on gas clouds about a billion light years from Earth.

How ‘Planet 9’ came to our solar system

How ‘Planet 9’ came to our solar system

SCIENTISTS in Sweden have used computer simulations to propose a new theory about how Planet 9 came to be a member of the solar system.

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Is this a UFO flying into a vortex?

Is this a UFO flying into a vortex?

WE’VE all seen so-called ‘amazing’ footage of UFOs, but a new video blows them all out the water.

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This image provided by NASA shows a barred spiral galaxy 130 million light-years away and is one of the measurements that astronomers used to come up with a faster rate of expansion of the universe. And if that new rate is correct, then scientists have to refigure some basic assumptions about the cosmos. (NASA via AP)

What we now know about the universe

NASA has made a surprising discovery, that means the universe could become inhospitable slightly sooner than we thought.

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How the world will look in 2100

IN 1975, NASA commissioned a team of researchers to illustrate potential space colonies of the future. Their ideas are out there.

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Mars to make closest approach to Earth

Mars to make closest approach to Earth

LAST week, Mercury stole the show. Now it’s Mars’ turn to shine, with the red planet set to line up perfectly with the Earth and the sun.

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Whoops, let’s try that again

Whoops, let’s try that again

IT’S been touted as a stepping stone to building colonies on the moon but NASA’s latest attempt didn’t go according to plan.

How Tom Cruise cheated death

How Tom Cruise cheated death

SEVEN crew members were killed when a space shuttle blew up while re-entering Earth’s atmosphere. Cruise was meant to be on board.

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Residents claim alien sighting

Residents claim alien sighting

TERRIFIED residents are claiming they saw an alien come out of a UFO spaceship and stroll around their neighbourhood.

‘This is a huge step forward’

‘This is a huge step forward’

IN A breakthrough finding that will help us search for alien life, NASA thinks it just solved what’s known as the Faint Young Star Paradox.

This February 24, 2009 NASA video grab image shows NASA?s Orbiting Carbon Observatory and its Taurus booster as it lifts off...

Why next war won’t be fought on Earth

TENSIONS between the super powers are high and the race is on to dominate. But if you think the next major military flashpoint will be over land or sea, think again.

Robots to build Mars settlement

Robots to build Mars settlement

A GROUP of six-foot-tall, 150kg humanoid robots created by NASA could be the gatekeepers to the colonisation of Mars.

Image provided by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows a close-up of the red planet Mars when it was closest to telescope, just 55 million miles (88 million kilometers) away taken with Hubble's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2, 18/12/2007.

Giant tsunamis may unlock search for life

A SERIES of ancient events, on a scale of which we’ve never seen before, could have acted like a frozen time capsule and yield new clues about life on Mars.

Giant asteroid changed face of Australia

Giant asteroid changed face of Australia

A GIANT asteroid hit Australia 3.46 billion years ago leaving a crater hundreds of kilometres wide.

‘Alien’ evidence overexposed

‘Alien’ evidence overexposed

LAST year the world’s curiosity flared at the idea of an alien megastructure orbiting a mysterious distant star. But that theory has just been dealt an almighty blow.

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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY SOPHIE MIGNON In this handout picture received from the University of Wageningen Research department on May 6, 2016 Researcher Wieger Wamelink inspects the plants grown on Mars and moon soil simulant in a research facility at the university in Wageningen, The Netherlands. Establishing a human colony on the Moon and travelling to Mars has been the stuff of dreams since the dawn of the space age. Agricultural researchers at a Dutch university are growing vegetables in soils similar to those found on the Moon and Mars, looking for ways of helping space pioneers grow their own crops. / AFP PHOTO / University of Wageningen / Joep Frissel / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Researchers grow food in Martian soil

HUMAN colonies on Mars will need an ample food supply, and researchers think they’ve made the first step.

Is this UFO footage proof of alien life?

Is this UFO footage proof of alien life?

SPACE enthusiasts are claiming to have unequivocal proof of alien life following footage of a strange orb hovering in the sky before bursting into three.

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NASA’s best pictures from outer space

NASA’s best pictures from outer space

TODAY is Astronomy Day, so to celebrate we have put together a gallery of the best images from NASA’s Hubble Telescope

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The Hubble Space Telescope's latest image of the star V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon) reveals dramatic changes in the illumination of surrounding dusty cloud structures. The effect, called a light echo, has been unveiling never-before-seen dust patterns ever since the star suddenly brightened for several weeks in early 2002.

Best of: Hubble telescope photos

YOU would be forgiven for thinking these are images from a science fiction film. But no, they’re in fact from real life outer space.

Secret US military space plane remains mystery

Secret US military space plane remains mystery

A SECRET US military space plane X-37B has been orbiting the Earth for almost a year and we still don’t why, but there are a few theories.

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Nine new planets ‘could sustain life’

Nine new planets ‘could sustain life’

NASA has discovered a huge new trove of planets outside our solar system. Nine of them could be capable of supporting life.

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‘Tomorrow could go down in history books’

NASA has scheduled a press conference with scientists expected to make an announcement about the agency’s search for Earth-like planets beyond our solar system.

Mercury, top left, passes in front of the Sun seen from Stockholm, Sweden, Monday May 9, 2016. A transit of Mercury across the Sun takes place when the planet comes between the Sun and the Earth, and Mercury is seen as a small black dot moving across the face of the Sun. (Johan Nilsson/TT via AP) SWEDEN OUT

Planets line up in rare ‘phenomenon’

IT’S an event that happens just a dozen or so times per century; and overnight, the world was treated to a celestial phenomenon.

It's one small step for man, one giant opportunity for miners. With some of the Earth's most valuable resources dwindling, space mining is looming large as the next frontier for prospectors. Asteroids promise a rich source of precious metals such as gold and platinum and diamonds while the Moon has plentiful reserves of ''rare earth minerals'' used in smartphones, tablets, flat-screen TVs, pharmaceuticals, wind turbines and a range of other technological and military applications.

Surprising country leading asteroid mining race

ASTEROID mining is considered the next big space race for humanity, and a tiny country of half a million people is leading the charge.

Meteor glowing as it enters the Earth's atmosphere

Scientists reveal how to survive doomsday

CONCERNED scientists have revealed how we can prevent the human race from being wiped out — and it involves some pretty outlandish strategies.

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This composite image of observations by NASA and the ESA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory shows the path of Mercury during its November 2006 transit. On Monday, May 9, 2016, the solar system's smallest, innermost planet will resemble a black dot as it passes in front of the Sun. NASA says the event occurs only about 13 times a century. (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory/NASA/ESA via AP)

The world didn’t end as predicted

A NEW theory warning Mercury passing in front of the sun is linked to the Bible’s prophecy of destruction and could signal the end of the world was wrong.

Is this proof of a UFO cover-up by NASA?

Is this proof of a UFO cover-up by NASA?

Are these snaps of a mysterious black cube hovering near the sun proof of a UFO cover-up by NASA?

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Comet in night sky and trees on background

Look up at the sky tonight!

STARGAZERS are in for a treat this week, with one of the best meteor showers of 2016 sending an incredible number of shooting stars across the sky.

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