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The artist's impression provided by European Southern Observatory on May 2, 2016 shows an imagined view from the surface one of the three planets orbiting an ultracool dwarf star just 40 light-years from earth that were discovered using the TRAPPIST telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory. (ESO/M. Kornmesser via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Three Earth-like planets discovered

SCIENTISTS have discovered a trio of new planets similar to Earth in our “galactic backyard” that could reveal life.

Alien hunters claim Venus has buildings

Alien hunters claim Venus has buildings

SPACE might very well be considered the “final frontier,” but according to alien hunters, intelligent life on Venus includes cities for its inhabitants.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 12: Professor Stephen Hawking attends the New Space Exploration Initiative

Hawking in bid to find space life

STEPHEN Hawking has joined Mark Zuckerberg and a Russian billionaire with a futuristic plan for seeking life in outer space.

An undated artists concept provided by NASA shows the Keplar Spacecraft moving through space. On April 10, 2016, NASA is trying to resuscitate its planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft, in a state of emergency 75 million miles away. The treasured spacecraft, responsible for detecting nearly 5,000 planets outside our solar system, slipped into emergency mode sometime last week. The last normal contact was April 4. Ground controllers discovered the problem right before they were going to point Kepler toward the center of the Milky Way. (AP Photo/NASA)

NASA scrambles to save spacecraft

NASA is trying to resuscitate its planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft, in a state of emergency 75 million miles away.

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Exploding stars left behind clues

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.

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SpaceX achieves first-ever sea landing of reusable rocket on a barge. Screen grab taken from video. Space X

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.

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In this Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 photo made available by NASA, NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver and Robert T. Bigelow, president and founder of Bigelow Aerospace, stand next to the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) during a news conference in Las Vegas. It’s a technology demonstration meant to pave the way for moon bases and Mars expeditions, as well as orbiting outposts catering to scientists and tourists. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)

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.

Artwork of the Allen Telescope Array consisting of 350 satellite dishes which will act as one large telescope to search fo alien signals. PicSETI/Institute astronomy illustrations aerials

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.

The Journey © Javier Martinez Moran The Milky Way arcs over the Caldera de Taburiente National Park in La Palma, Spain. The lights from Tenerife, La Gomera and El Hierro island are also visible in the distance. The image is an 18-shot panorama. La Palma, Spain

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’

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.

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Mystery object crashes into Jupiter

Mystery object crashes into Jupiter

SOMETHING has been recorded smashing into Jupiter, sparking a number of theories about the nature of the mystery object.

Abstract scientific background - comet approaches glowing planet, nebula and stars in space. Elements of this image furnished by NASA nasa.gov

‘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”.

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Mysterious UFO ‘lands’ in residential area

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?

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This image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and provided Thursday Oct. 26, 2006 shows the scattered remains of an exploded star named Cassiopeia A. Spitzer's infrared detectors

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.

Comet Hyakutake photographed from Colebrook on 23 March 1996. PHOTO: Martin George For Martin George space column for the Hobart Mercury

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.

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FILE - This Jan. 9, 2014 file photo shows a mockup of a Minuteman 3 nuclear missile used for training by missile maintenance crews at F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. Defense officials say the Air Force is investigating about a dozen airmen at the nuclear missile base for alleged use of illegal drugs. At least some cases involve alleged cocaine use. The airmen are mainly or entirely members of a security force at the 90th Missile Wing, at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming, the officials said. (AP Photo/Robert Burns, File)

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.

The most detailed look at Pluto's surface to date has revealed an unexpected range of mountains,

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

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.

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iStock Image of Planet Mars. Whole View. space. Mars one.

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.

Pete Scott watches the solar eclipse seen from Stokes Hill Wharf in Darwin, Northern Territory.

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.

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Earth in space with a flying asteroid, abstract background

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.

Earth in space with a flying asteroid, abstract background

$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.

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HOUSTON, TX - MARCH 4: NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly speaks to the media after returning from a one year mission in space aboard the International Space Station, at the Johnson Space Center March 4, 2016 in Houston, Texas. Kelly's his record-breaking yearlong mission was intended to provide critical data to understand how to keep astronauts healthy during long space voyages. Eric Kayne/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

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.

Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA smiles upon arriving at Ellington Field, Thursday, March 3, 2016 in Houston, Texas, after his return to Earth. The Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft landed near the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday with Kelly and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov of Roscosmos. Kelly and Kornienko are completing an International Space Station record year-long mission to collect valuable data on the effect of long duration weightlessness on the human body that will be used to formulate a human mission to Mars. Volkov is returning after six months on the station. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via AP)

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.

Earth in space with a flying asteroid, abstract background

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.

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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

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.

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Brian Greene

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.

In this photo provided by NASA, International Space Station (ISS) crew member Scott Kelly of the U.S. gestures after landing near the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. The Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft landed with Expedition 46 Commander Kelly of NASA and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov of Roscosmos. Kelly and Kornienko are completing an International Space Station record year-long mission to collect valuable data on the effect of long duration weightlessness on the human body that will be used to formulate a human mission to Mars. Volkov is returning after six months on the station (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)

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.

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Water-rich asteroid Artist’s impression of a water-rich asteroid being torn apart by the gravity of a white dwarf star. Scientists suspect similar objects brought water to Earth and are building blocks of terrestrial planets. Picture: Mark A Garlick, space-art.co.uk, University of Warwick.

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.

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