Solar storm may ‘confuse’ GPS
DUST-OFF the street directory and watch where you are going. A solar storm may send your GPS phone spinning today.
Space
The moon is given a new birthday
THE Moon was formed about 95 million years after the birth of our solar system, in a collision that also settled the structure of Earth, a new study says.
Mars mission would not meet OHS
EFFORTS to send humans to Mars would likely expose them to health risks beyond the limits of what NASA currently allows, an independent panel says.
China ‘to spy on whole world’
FRUSTRATED by the fruitless search for flight MH370, China is said to be considering a plan to cover the globe with surveillance satellites.
Youngest Aussie to travel to space
TIM Gibson is an ordinary guy who dreamt of going to space ever since he was a little boy. Now, at 29, he will become the youngest Australian astronaut.
NASA’s intergalactic fashion show
THINK you know how an astronaut suit should look and what colours are in season in space this year? Well NASA wants your help to design a spacesuit.
Pink world found lurking in solar system
ASTRONOMERS have discovered a new neighbour in our solar system: a pink, frozen planet hiding in an area of space many thought deserted.
Astronomers discover asteroid rings
ASTONISHED astronomers say they have found rings around an asteroid, the smallest object known to have this feature.
NASA could predict sinkholes
RESEARCH indicates radar from satellites or planes may be able to predict where sinkholes will form in the earth’s surface.
Satellites ‘could predict sinkholes’
RADAR images taken from planes or satellites could some day be used to predict where dangerous sinkholes might form, NASA says.
The vessels that will search the Indian Ocean
IT SEEMS we have our most promising lead yet in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. It’s the largest search in history, so what is being used to find the plane?
Frenzied search for space rocks
SOUTH Koreans are scouring hills and rice paddies for valuable space rocks after a rare meteor shower.
There’s no Planet X: scientists
It was an elusive planet that for 200 years appeared to explain Uranus’s wobbly orbit, but scientists say Planet X may have never existed.
Why does Mars look so strange?
IS THAT really the Red Planet? Images from NASA show an unrecognisable frosty landscape emerging from an extreme winter, proving Mars is a lot like Earth.
Would you leave Earth for Mars?
A MISSION to send humans to live permanently in Mars is set to leave in 2025, but what does it take for people to want to leave for Mars forever?
The real life Atari game
ASTRONOMERS have photographed the spectacular disintegration of an asteroid, showing it breaking up into ten smaller pieces. Check it out.
Space, like you’ve never seen it
THOUGHT you’d seen all there was to space? Think again. NASA has released a range of never-before-seen images that will take your breath away.
Could Ukraine crisis leave NASA stranded in space?
AS TENSIONS between Russia and Ukraine rise on the ground, the ripples could be felt all the way up in outer space to leave NASA without a ride.
The seven strangest objects seen in space
BLUEBERRIES on Mars and Mickey Mouse on Mercury have been spotted in space. But they’re not alone. What other oddities have been found?
Could a giant solar flare unplug Earth?
WHAT would happen if the sun suddenly erupted a gigantic solar burst aimed right at our planet? It’s the silent natural disaster looming above our heads.
NASA, I have a problem
THE deadline loomed. The problems were daunting. The answers needed a rocket scientist! So, when a four-year-old student sent his questions into NASA, he got one.
NASA discovers 715 new planets
NASA has announced a torrent of new planet discoveries, hailing a “bonanza’’ of 715 worlds now known outside the solar system.
‘Car’ sized meteorite strikes Moon
THE Moon has taken one for the team. On September 11 last year an asteroid the weight of a car slammed into its surface. But nobody noticed – until now.
Branson vows to reach space this year
BILLIONAIRE Richard Branson has promised that his family’s trip to space on the first Virgin Galactic flight will happen later this year.
Lost in space: satellite of doom
A STRAY satellite orbiting Earth poses a serious collision threat that could spark a chain reaction of catastrophic space events. George Clooney, where are you?
Aliens: This is how we will know
EXCITED by reports of strange-faced extraterrestrial structures and probes in our solar system? New pictures reveal how we would really see them.
‘Alien buildings are on Mercury’
ALIEN buildings have been photographed on Mercury, according to a UFO spotter. It’s an explosive theory — see the pictures and judge for yourself.
Huge asteroid flashes past Earth
JUST days after the anniversary of the Chelyabinsk meteor that injured 1,000 when the spectacular fireball burst over Russia, a massive asteroid has flashed past Earth.
Looking back 13.5 billion years
SCIENTISTS have long scanned the cosmos searching for answers to the questions ‘are we alone’ and ‘how did we get here’. Answers might come soon.
Nuclear bombs could save civilisation
TOTAL nuclear disarmament may actually put humanity in danger. Scientists have said nuclear bombs may be our only way of surviving disaster.
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