Space rocket found floating in river
THE one that didn’t get away. A 73-year-old fisherman has bagged the catch of his life after hooking part of a space rocket.
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Exoplanet’s day length finally clocked
SCIENTISTS have for the first time measured the rotation of a planet in another solar system — a gassy giant spinning at a breakneck 90,000km/h.
Ring of Fire: The eclipse as it happened
THE sun was overshadowed by the moon in a rare eclipse that only a few places on Earth got to see. Here’s what it looked like around the country.
Int’l Space Station: yours to rent
BORED of Capri and tired of St Tropez? Why not try a holiday on the International Space Station? It could become a reality if NASA gets its way.
The best places to view the solar eclipse
THE Ring of Fire solar eclipse is coming and Australia is one of the best places in the world to get a glimpse of this event — as long as clouds don’t spoil the party.
The mysterious plane speeding through space
IS IT a weapon? Is it a spy? Or is it just there to confuse the Chinese government? This mystery plane is flying through space and no one knows why.
The reason humans can’t travel to Mars … yet
A NEW report has exposed one of the big problems confronting our ambition to send humans to Mars. That problem comes in the form of cosmic ray radiation.
Is it a bird? A plane? No, a dwarf
IT’S known as the white dwarf and it’s doing some pretty cool things in space. See why astronomers are excited by this bright star.
Proof of the Loch Ness monster?
IS it a wave formation, photographic trickery, or a large creature beneath the surface of Loch Ness? A new image has got the believers buzzing.
Russia gets another space visitor
AMAZING new dashboard video of a meteor confirms Russia’s reputation as the country that gets all the best stuff from outer space.
Russia gets another space visitor
AMAZING new dashboard video of a meteor confirms Russia’s reputation as the country that gets all the best stuff from outer space.
Moon-orbiting robot crashes
NASA’s robotic moon explorer, LADEE, is no more, having made a controlled crash into the back side of the moon.
Most Earth-like planet discovered
THIS could be the closest we’ve come to finding life on other planets. Kepler-186f is almost exactly like Earth and has lakes, oceans and maybe extraterrestrial life.
Scientists find ‘Earth’s cousin’
THE hunt for life in space has taken a step forward with the discovery of “Earth’s cousin” orbiting a distant star.
A wee idea to power spacecraft
DOC Brown from the Back to the Future movies would be proud. A new invention creates spaceship fuel from a simple and plentiful source.
Heavens, Jesus is that really you?
IT’S been trending on Twitter and not just because it’s a rare astronomical event that has left star gazers excited. Some claim it’s a sign from above.
Is this the black ring of death?
PROBABLY not. But nonetheless, there’s been a weird black ring floating over England and nobody knows what it is.
Blood moon attracts millions
TONIGHT’S lunar eclipse attracted millions of stargazers around the globe who saw the moon become bathed in red.
How we saw the moon turn red
AUSTRALIANS joined the millions of others who raced outside to watch the rare lunar eclipse, and captured it for themselves.
Mysterious ‘space tree’ baffles scientists
A COSMIC mystery is unfolding after a tree grown from a cherry stone that orbited the Earth bloomed years earlier than expected — and with very surprising flowers.
NASA plans to throw an asteroid at the moon
AS part of its plans for future space exploration NASA has revealed how it wants to intercept an asteroid and hurl it into the Moon.
Planets align for ‘End of Days’
A RARE astrological event has some bracing themselves fearing it represents the End of Days and the second coming of Christ.
Mystery over bright light on Mars
THERE may not be life on Mars, but let there be light. And there was light. But where did it come from?
Is this the first galaxy ever formed?
A TINY distant galaxy may hold the key to answers on the early life of the universe. Experts wonder if these stars were the first in existence.
Mars, Earth and sun to align
A RARE space event will happen this week when Mars will be exactly opposite the sun to Earth in a phenomenon known as a cosmic alignment.
Skydiver almost hit by meteor captures it on camera
A SKYDIVER narrowly avoided being struck by a meteorite and managed to capture it on video.
Bill Clinton says aliens may exist
BILL Clinton wouldn’t be surprised if aliens one day visited Earth — he just hopes it doesn’t turn out to be like “Independence Day”.
Ocean discovered on Saturn moon
SATURN confirms its status as the planet with everything — beauty, rings, and now a moon with a large underground ocean.
Ocean discovered on Saturn moon
SATURN confirms its status as the planet with everything — beauty, rings, and now a moon with a large underground ocean.
NASA cuts ties with Russia
NASA has cut ties with its Russian counterpart — but experts warn ‘divorce is not an option’ when it comes to the International Space Station.
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