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The patterns which had some believers thinking they had seen the light. Picture: Screengrab

Island’s mystery glow revealed

THESE bizarre lights filled the skies over Hawaii, terrifying residents and titillating UFO watchers. But the US Government reckons they are anything but strange.

‘UFOs’ crash to Earth in China

‘UFOs’ crash to Earth in China

IT WAS enough to get any space nerd excited, but Chinese experts have revealed the truth behind these objects which fell from the sky and crashed into fields.

This picture taken on May 19, 2014 shows space debris that fell in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang province. Objects that crashed to the ground in China have been identified as space debris, state media reported, after a Russian rocket carrying a communications satellite fell back to Earth minutes after lift-off. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO

‘UFOs’ crash to Earth in China

IT WAS enough to get any space nerd excited, but Chinese experts have revealed the truth behind these objects which fell from the sky and crashed into fields.

View of the moon during the 67th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 15, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCE

This company will have the first ad on the moon

THE moon will soon have its first advertisement, slated for delivery in 2015 by one crazy Japanese company.

This full-disc image of Jupiter was taken on 21 April 2014 with Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3).

Something big is happening on Jupiter

IT IS the biggest planet in the solar system — and it is changing fast. This is the mystery of Jupiter that our smartest boffins haven’t solved.

Spaceport America: What’s in this eerie town?

Spaceport America: What’s in this eerie town?

WELCOME to Truth or Consequences. In this little town dreams will be made. In the middle of the desert there is a space-like object which will change history.

19/07/2011 WIRE: FILE - This file image released by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Monday, July 18, 2011 shows the asteroid Vesta, photographed by the Dawn spacecraft on July 17, 2011. The image was taken from a distance of about 9,500 miles (15,000 kilometers) away. (AP Photo/NASA/JPL, File)

NASA wants to land people on asteroids

THIS isn’t a real-life recreation of “Armageddon.” There’s no clear and present threat to Earth. But NASA says it’s working on plans to send astronauts into space to land on an asteroid.

The star-forming region NGC 3603 - seen here in the latest Hubble Space Telescope image - contains one of the most impressive massive young star clusters in the Milky Way. Bathed in gas and dust the cluster formed in a huge rush of star formation thought to have occurred around a million years ago. The hot blue stars at the core are responsible for carving out a huge cavity in the gas seen to the right of the star cluster in NGC 3603's centre.

Speedy star flies close to Earth

IN A GALACTIC close call, a potentially devastating hypervelocity star has been discovered whizzing at high speed near the Earth.

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Big bang: Huge blasts on the Sun

NASA has captured stunning views of spectacular “prominence eruptions” blasting off the surface of our nearest star, the Sun.

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Space rocket found floating in river

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.

Exoplanet’s day length finally clocked

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

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

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.

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An annular solar eclipse is partially seen at sunrise Monday, May 21, 2012, from the coastal township of Gumaca, Quezon prov...

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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.

Kepler

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’

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

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.

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Heavens, Jesus is that really you?

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?

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

Blood moon attracts millions

TONIGHT’S lunar eclipse attracted millions of stargazers around the globe who saw the moon become bathed in red.

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'Blood Moon' Appears In Melbourne Skies

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.

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Mysterious ‘space tree’ baffles scientists

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

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.

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