Teen may be first person on Mars
THIS 13-year-old girl has been training to be an astronaut for nine years and is determined to become the first person to land on Mars.
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Put to sleep for six-month Mars trip
THERE is only one way astronauts could survive the six-month journey to Mars: asleep. Now NASA is finding a way to make that happen.
Eclipse turns Moon blood red
STARGAZERS in Australia and around the globe have watched a lunar eclipse bathe the moon in red to create a “Blood Moon”.
How to watch tonight’s ‘blood moon’ eclipse
THIS evening, our night will be a little darker, with the second lunar eclipse this year taking place. It’s known as the ‘blood moon’.
Is Pluto coming back in from the cold?
REMEMBER when there used to be nine planets? And then poor old Pluto was kicked out of the solar system? Well, guess what? It may be back.
The sea disappearing before our eyes
IT WAS once the size of Ireland, but after 5.5 million years, devastating pictures reveal this sea is now barren. And it won’t be back.
The Pentagon’s secret drone
FOR nearly two years an unmanned plane has circled the earth on a top secret mission. It’s called the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle — but that’s pretty much all we know for certain.
OK, who left the ball on Mars?
NASA’S Curiosity rover has photographed a perfectly round ball-shaped object on the surface of Mars. What is it?
Astronaut has no time for dumb questions
SHE is the first woman to venture into space in 17 years. But before blast-off, she faced a volley of condescending questions about her hair and family.
Earth’s water came from outer space
SCIENTISTS have discovered at least half the world’s water was inherited from space and is older than the sun. It might mean we are not alone in the universe.
Indian spaceship reaches Mars
AN INDIAN spaceship has successfully become the only ship to enter Mars’ orbit in its first attempt on a budget nearly 10% the size of a NASA Mars mission.
NASA’s MAVEN enters Mars orbit
AS NASA’S MAVEN spacecraft orbits Mars, there are hopes the mission will provide clues about the Red Planet’s potential to support life.
What happened to the water on Mars?
NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft began orbiting Mars today on a mission to study how the Red Planet’s climate changed from warm and wet to cold and dry.
SpaceX launches 3D printer to ISS
WATCH a SpaceX cargo ship lift off and rocket toward the International Space Station, carrying the first 3D printer for astronauts in orbit.
What created this strange spiral?
A MYSTERIOUS crop circle has been spotted in an English hamlet founded by medieval order the Knights Templar — and it’s the second to be found in the area.
You’ve never seen a hurricane like this before
THIS isn’t your average view of a hurricane. Some people in a very unusual spot have taken breathtaking photos of Hurricane Edouard in all its might.
Astronauts to fly commercial
NASA astronauts will be flying into space aboard American spacecraft once again, breaking the USA’s reliance on Russian rockets. But they won’t be on board NASA ships.
How NASA is failing us all
NASA’S own chief inspector has blasted the space agency for failing to protect Earth from potentially catastrophic asteroids.
Scientists pick spot to land box at 60,000km/h
SCIENTISTS pick the spot to attempt the first-ever landing on a comet. And it won’t be easy, with the cliff and boulder-ridden comet travelling at nearly 60,000km/h.
Is this proof of life on Mars?
THERE really was life on Mars according to scientists, who have found new evidence in a 1.3 billion-year-old martian meteorite.
Solar storm heading Earth’s way
TWO big explosions on the surface of the sun are about to cause a geomagnetic storm on Earth, with possible disruptions to radio and satellite communications.
Solar storm ‘will miss Earth’
A STRONG solar flare is blasting its way to Earth, but the worst of its power looks like it will barely skim above the planet.
‘Extreme’ solar storm to hit Earth
WE don’t yet know when or where the highly charged ejecta from a solar eruption yesterday will hit Earth, but we know it will.
Alien life will be found, but what will it be?
THE hunt for alien life is heating up. Now, it’s no longer a question of “if” we will find life out there. It’s a question of “what”.
‘Sex geckos’ die aboard spacecraft
RUSSIA’S randy gecko cosmonauts have all perished in the line of duty, though probably not in the way you imagine.
This is what life on Mars will look like
IT has killer dust storms, radiation and temperatures which plunge to -56C. And no air. To support life this is what a settlement on the Red Planet will look like.
The whole world in six seconds
NASA’S Earth Observatory has released a remarkable video showing six months of satellite footage in just glorious seconds. It’s a small world, after all.
Earth is breathtaking in new images from space
EARTH looks amazing from above. 10 new photos from China’s new high-resolution satellite camera will leave you in awe of our beautiful planet.
What life is really like in space
GERMAN astronaut Alexander Gerst has told of his time in the International Space Station over a live Q&A session from space.
Australia to aid space junk search
SPACE junk collisions can be catastrophic but a new Australian hi-tech tracking station is going to spot disasters before they happen.
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