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An artist's impression of the Curiosity rover on the Martian surface. For Martin George Space column for the Mercury

NASA banned from Mars probe

NASA announced that it had uncovered liquid water flowing on Mars, but its hopes to learn more have been met with obstacles.

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A supplied image obtained Thursday, Oct. 1, 2105 of a rocket carring Sky Muster, one of the world?s most-advanced communication satellites, during take off from Guiana Space Centre in South America. The satellite will play a critical role in providing fast broadband (NBN) access to around 400,000 Australian homes and businesses. (AAP Image/National Broadband Network) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

NBN in orbit as satellite blasts off

THE first of two satellites for Australia’s national broadband network is hurtling into space, with hopes it will be a game changer for regional Australia.

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Conspiracy theory hits NASA’s Mars discovery

RIDLEY Scott, the director of The Martian, knew about the existence of water on Mars two months ago. So why did NASA wait until yesterday to tell the world?

This photo released by 20th Century Fox shows Matt Damon in a scene from the film,

NASA delayed Mars water news

The director of The Martian, knew about the existence of water on Mars two months ago. So why did NASA wait until yesterday to tell the world?

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NASA scientists find evidence of flowing water on Mars - Recurring

Dumb Mars questions answered

CURIOUS stargazers took to the web today to ask NASA about its big Mars breakthrough. Here are answers to questions you’re too afraid to ask.

Everything we know about Mars is wrong

Everything we know about Mars is wrong

THE discovery of dark, hundred-metre-long streaks on the surface of the red planet has turned what we’ve always believed on its head.

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A handout image made available by NASA on September 27, 2015, shows dark, narrow, 100 meter-long streaks called recurring slope lineae flowing downhill on Mars, inferred to have been formed by contemporary flowing water. Recently, planetary scientists detected hydrated salts on these slopes at Hale crater, corroborating their original hypothesis that the streaks are indeed formed by liquid water. The blue color seen upslope of the dark streaks are thought not to be related to their formation, but instead are from the presence of the mineral pyroxene. AFP PHOTO /NASA/JPL/UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA ==RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Flowing water discovered on Mars

THE chance of finding life on Mars has come a significant step closer after NASA said it has found flowing water on the Red Planet.

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Funniest reactions to Mars discovery

Funniest reactions to Mars discovery

NASA made a groundbreaking discovery on Mars. So, naturally, some clever people on social media got in on the action.

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Earth's shadow obscures the view of a so-called supermoon during a total lunar eclipse Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, near Lecompton, Kan. It was the first time Sunday that the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Stargazers see super blood moon

A RARE double celestial treat emerged across the world when a total lunar eclipse combined with a so-called supermoon turned our moon blood red.

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Matt Damon in a scene from The Martian. Fox films

Mars news stokes interest in Damon’s film

NASA’S announcement about Mars may seem like the perfect promotion for Matt Damon’s new movie, The Martian, but space experts have mixed feelings about the film’s scientific accuracy.

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ROVER MARS .. 18/07/2013 WIRE: This photo released by NASA shows a self-portrait taken by the NASA rover Curiosity in Gale Crater on Mars. Measurements of the Martian air by the rover found it’s mostly made of carbon dioxide with traces of other gases, according to two studies appearing in the Friday, July 19, 2013 issue of the journal Science. (AP Photo/NASA) Pic. Ap

Big clue in Mars discovery

FOR everyone wondering what NASA’s “major science finding” might be, their list of speakers might offer a clue.

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Earth and asteroid colliding (Elements of this image furnished by NASA- earthmap for render from http://visibleearth.nasa.gov)

NASA is making a space gun to blast asteroids

NO, this isn’t a game of Asteroids. NASA and a robotics company is building a giant space shotgun to blow up giant space rocks.

This composite image provided by NASA, created this month, taken by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes, shows a galaxy where a recent supernova probably resulted in a black hole in the bright white dot near the bottom middle of the picture. (AP Photo/NASA)

Massive black holes on collision course

DON’T panic but NASA found two massive black holes set to collide causing a titanic blast capable of vaporising a galaxy.

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Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2014 Winners DEEP SPACE: The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) © David Fitz-Henry (Australia) – RUNNER UP Resembling a giant eye looking across 700 light years of space, the Helix Nebula is one of the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The image reveals intricate details in the glowing gas that comprises the nebula, including the tadpole-like ‘cometary knots’ that appear to stream from the inner edge of the gaseous ring. These are actually clumps of gas being bombarded by severe radiation from the dying star at the centre of the nebula, and the ‘head’ of each one is approximately the size of our solar system.

NASA ’deep space’ mission delayed

NASA’s Orion spaceship, which is being built to one day carry astronauts to deep space, may not launch with crew on board until 2023.

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23/07/1998 PIRATE: 23/07/1998 PIRATE: Attitude Space Oddity 11: Astronaut Alan Shepard stands with USA Flag on Lunar Surface, 13/01/71, he was first American to fly in space & fifth human to walk on the moon.

James May switches gears for moon mission

He may have been typecast as the cautious fuddy-duddy in the Top Gear line-up, but James May proves he hides a daring streak in this BBC special on the historic Apollo moon landings.

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Clear image of Comet Hyakutake taken by two Melbourne University physics students Michael Brown & Chris Fluke 03/96 at Siding Springs, New South Wales (NSW), to be visible to naked eye 25/03/96, has been absent from solar system for 10,000 years. Astronomy / Comets

‘Stars are born inside these clouds of gas and dust’

AUSTRALIAN scientists are so close to achieving a goal they have been working towards for four years that it’s almost unbelievable that this massive project may never be completed.

Elon Musk wants to nuke Mars

Elon Musk wants to nuke Mars

HE’S the eccentric billionaire that’s often compared to Tony Stark. Now Musk wants to send thermonuclear bombs to Mars.

In this May 24, 2010 photo released by Moscow's Institute for Medical and Biological Problems and made available Wednesday, June 2, 2010, researchers test spacesuits on a simulated Mars surface during a training session at Moscow's Institute for Medical and Biological Problems. An international crew will launch a 520-day mission to simulate a flight to Mars on Thursday. (AP Photo/IBMP, Oleg Voloshin, HO) ** NO SALES **

Meet the Martians

It’s been over 40 years since Neil Armstrong became the poster boy for humanity’s greatest achievement to date – the first human footprint on the moon. But that one giant leap is about to get a whole lot bigger.

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CREDIT: CEEFA A UFO that was sighted in Chile is 'not a known object made by man', according to the country's government. Officials released the footage after completing a thorough investigation and have announced in a report that the mysterious object is not one they recognise.

Is the Gold Coast a UFO hotspot?

EAGLE-eyed Gold Coasters are looking to the sky after a series of UFO sightings over the weekend.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The rocket will deploy the fourth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite for the U.S. Navy to significantly improve ground communications for U.S. forces on the move. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

‘Giant comet’ freaks people out

AN INCREDIBLE bright light, described as a “giant comet” streamed across the skies overnight. But it wasn’t a meteor or a sign of extraterrestrial life.

Artwork - Artists impression of ENVISAT space satellite, featuring Australian made instruments on board. /Space/Satellites

NASA’s exciting ‘tractor beam’ technology

NASA, hoverboards and tractor beam technology. Yes, it is every bit as awesome as it sounds. Find out what the space agency is up to now.

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CREDIT: NASA Strange things spotted on Mars

The strange things spotted on Mars

FROM thigh bones and traffic lights to hats and iguanas, keen-eyed viewers have seen some extremely weird things in NASA’s photos of the surface of Mars.

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Lettuce may unlock future of space travel

Lettuce may unlock future of space travel

THESE are not just crunchy leaves. They represent the first step towards self-sufficient spacecrafts and the beginning of a new era of space engineering and exploration.

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Supermoon turns super creepy

THE first supermoon of 2015 has appeared in our night sky, with one stargazer noticing something strange.

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Planet Mars.

This is how we’ll live on Mars

THE second man to walk on the moon, Buzz Aldrin is drawing up plans to colonise Mars. But should we be going?

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Living a year on the planet Mars

SIX NASA recruits have been shut away to recreate what life would be like living for a year on the planet Mars — the longest of its kind ever attempted.

TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Kerry SHERIDAN,

NASA‘s Mars isolation experiment begins

SIX people are about to shut themselves inside a dome for a year to help NASA prepare for a pioneering journey to Mars.

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***SUNDAY CALENDAR SNEAKS STORY FOR NOVEMBER 2, 2014. DO NOT USE PRIOR TO PUBLICATION********* From the movie INTERSTELLAR, from Paramount Pictures and Warner Brothers Entertainment. FROM CHRISTOPHER NOLAN. The look of our black hole was based on real science; equations given to our visual effects team by Kip Thorne, our executive producer, that define exactly how the black hole's gravity would warp space-time and bend light to create the otherworldly image. Their collaboration yielded great imagery and actually furthered the science of black hole research.

Black holes have back doors: Hawking

‘IF you feel you are in a black hole, don’t give up,” famous astrophysicist Stephen Hawking asserted yesterday. ‘There is a way out.’

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***SUNDAY CALENDAR SNEAKS STORY FOR NOVEMBER 2, 2014. DO NOT USE PRIOR TO PUBLICATION********* From the movie INTERSTELLAR, from Paramount Pictures and Warner Brothers Entertainment. FROM CHRISTOPHER NOLAN. The look of our black hole was based on real science; equations given to our visual effects team by Kip Thorne, our executive producer, that define exactly how the black hole's gravity would warp space-time and bend light to create the otherworldly image. Their collaboration yielded great imagery and actually furthered the science of black hole research.

‘There is a way out of black holes’

WE’VE always thought black holes were inescapable. Well, that might be dead wrong, according to genius astrophysicist Stephen Hawking.

28/03/2012 NEWS: Asteroid impact. Generic image. Pic. Thinkstock Supplied /

NASA shoots down asteroid rumour

NASA has found itself compelled to debunk online scuttlebutt that a giant asteroid is hurtling towards Earth about to wipe out much of the Americas.

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