Panic over twin UFO sightings
SOMETHING strange is afoot in South America. Two UFO sightings have sparked a frenzy among sceptics and believers alike.
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The only pilot who has ever shot a UFO
THIS fighter pilot had a real-life Independence Day moment when he emptied enough 30mm shells into a UFO to “obliterate” it.
Space: What we learnt in 2015
WATER on another planet. Earth 2.0. The secrets of dark matter. We know more about these things today than at any other time in human history.
‘Hello, is this planet Earth?’
A LUCKY woman just got an accidental Christmas call from space after astronaut Tim Peake misdialled her number.
NASA’s costly Mars debacle
OUR fascination with Mars will remain as just that — a fascination — after NASA’s latest plan to explore the red planet backfired.
Giant comets ‘may threaten Earth’
AS if our planet wasn’t already in enough trouble, astronomers now say we have underestimated the risk of Earth-smashing space rocks.
SpaceX nails historic rocket landing
IN A major milestone, SpaceX successfully landed its powerful Falcon 9 rocket back to earth, bringing us closer to achieving accessible space tourism.
Astronauts to take surprise space walk
NASA astronauts will take a previously unscheduled space walk as early as Monday to fix stalled equipment outside the International Space Station.
The Force Awakens in Milky Way
INSIDE a galaxy not so far away, a new star was born — and it looked like a cosmic, double-bladed lightsabre.
Weird things Astronauts do
IT’S taken years of training and millions of dollars. But before these astronauts blasted off this week, they committed a very bizarre series of private rituals.
Are we doomed this Xmas Eve?
AN ASTEROID is expected to streak past Earth on December 24, but conspiracy theorists have more disturbing ideas.
First British astronaut reaches ISS
THE first British astronaut to travel to the International Space Station has docked with the orbiting laboratory, to cheers back home.
Sky-gazers snap ‘nature’s fireworks’
THE GEMINID meteor shower put on quite a show in the skies above Australia overnight. Here are the best images being shared on social media.
Concern over private asteroid mining
BARACK Obama has signed a bill allowing companies to mine asteroids and planets for valuable minerals. But detractors say it breaks international law.
Xmas treats arrive at space station
CHRISTMAS has come early for astronauts in the International Space Station after a capsule carrying presents docked four days after leaving Earth.
Best close-up views of Pluto yet
NASA has unveiled the best close-up views of Pluto’s surface, featuring its mountainous and icy terrain that humans may see for years to come.
Best close-up views of Pluto yet
NASA has unveiled the best close-up views of Pluto’s surface, featuring its mountainous and icy terrain that humans may see for years to come.
Want to mail Mars? Better start saving
POSTAL staff reached out to NASA after a five-year-old boy wrote to ask the cost of sending a letter to Mars. Spoiler alert: It’s a lot of money.
Why Jupiter’s storms have us in a spin
JUPITER’S giant red spot and other enormous whirlwinds have long puzzled scientists: They spin the wrong way. Now we know why.
Apollo 16 trash site traced
A MISSING disposable booster from the Apollo 16 mission to the Moon has been found — 43 years after it drifted out of sight and disappeared.
10 surprising facts about Buzz Aldrin
THERE is more to Buzz Aldrin than being the second man on the moon. From expenses to MacGyverisms, here’s what you didn’t know.
Pack your bags, we’re heading to space
SPACE tourism could be a real thing within two years. A re-usable rocket has just successfully made a big leap.
How Mars is stealing Saturn’s glory
MARS’ moon, Phobos, is doomed. It’s being slowly torn apart. But as it crumbles, it will give Mars a set of rings to rival the terrible beauty of Saturn.
Scientists make unprecedented space discovery
THEY may just look like a few coloured dots, but this is an astonishing world first, and it’s being hailed as proof of a long-held theory.
‘How this object got there is a mystery’
A MYSTERIOUS object has been discovered at the edge of our solar system, and it just shouldn’t be there. Scientists are baffled.
‘Most important planet ever found’
SCIENTISTS are in a froth over a sizzling Earth-sized world that can be seen by telescope and may hold important clues to life.
Do black holes reverse time?
DOES the intense gravity of black holes twist time and space so much that the future gets turned on its head? Some mind-bending new ideas by US astrophysicists suggest so.
Alien structure? Nobody’s home
SETI scientists have been quietly listening to a weirdly flickering star since it sparked intense speculation about alien megastructures last month. So far, ET’s not phoned home.
It’s not a UFO, but it’s just as strange
A BRIGHT phenomenon has lit up the sky, and for once, it’s definitely not a UFO. So, what’s the explanation? WARNING: Graphic language.
NASA taking astronaut applications
HAVE you ever spent your time daydreaming about what life might be like if you were exploring the cosmos as an astronaut? Well, we have good news.
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