We are one of ‘two billion’ Earths
ASTRONOMERS have declared there is likely to be two billion Earth-like planets in the Milky Way. And the nearest is likely to be ‘merely’ 12 light years away.
ASTRONOMERS have declared there is likely to be two billion Earth-like planets in the Milky Way. And the nearest is likely to be ‘merely’ 12 light years away.
SCIENTISTS have found the most Earth-like planet ever discovered – but there’s one small catch – It’s hot. Really hot.
A SAUDI sheikh has issued a fatwa against anyone wanting to travel to Mars.
A NEW, smaller version of NASA’s space shuttle is recuperating from a rough first landing.
RUSSIAN divers have pulled from a lake a half-tonne suspected meteorite said to have been part of a meteor that hurt 1200 people in February.
BRITISH billionaire Richard Branson says space tourism flights by his firm Virgin Galactic would have only a minor impact on climate change.
IT WILL surely be the most expensive cup of coffee in Australia – a government-funded design awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant money.
A PUNCH-drunk Jupiter has been observed taking more hits for the solar system team, with three massive fireballs captured on camera by amateur astronomers.
ASTRONOMER John Mason is happy to share his love of this northern phenomenon, writes Chanel Parratt.
IT’S a tough mission, but somebody has to do it. Six scientists have spent four months in a small dome researching – menus.
WHAT if we told you the Big Bang never happened… Some astrophysicists believe the universe is the product of a super massive black hole.
BONO is going to be pissed. The “I Don’t Like Mondays” singer has confirmed that he will be travelling into space next year. And all he had to do was play a free gig.
US broadcaster NBC is planning to send a show winner on a ride into space, teaming with Richard Branson for the TV competition prize.
IRAN’S hunt for its next animal astronaut may turn to the distinctive and locally named Persian cat, an official says.
AN INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed Australian astrophotographer has released a stunning series of new pics showing stars bursting through space.
THE first ever talking robot astronaut has launched into space, setting off on a Japanese rocket and headed for the International Space Station.
WHAT better way to memorialise a loved one than to shoot their ashes into space, to orbit earth for months? Now you can.
NEVER before has a human-built spacecraft travelled so far. NASA’s Voyager 1 has now left the solar system and is wandering the galaxy.
IRAN is reportedly planning to send another monkey into space within a month.
TODAY is NASA’S 55th anniversary and to celebrate the US government has shut it down, leaving countless satellites, rovers and astronauts in peril.
NASA is preparing to launch a 3D printer into space next year, a toaster-sized game changer that could generate lifesaving tools, parts and supplies.
NASA’S newest delivery service has pulled up at the International Space Station after a week’s delay, bringing a chocolate treat for one astronaut.
AN UNLUCKY frog took a giant leap for mankind when it was launched towards space by a NASA rocket. This amazing photo captures the moment.
OUR exploration of deep space is powered by plutonium-238. It’s an incredible fuel source, but our reserves have almost run out.
A TEAM of British scientists is convinced it has found proof of alien life, after it harvested strange organisms from the edge of space.
ITALIAN astronaut Luca Parmitano has captured a spectacular view from space of city lights, a green-glowing aurora and a sky full of stars.
A BRAND new commercial cargo ship making its orbital debut has experienced trouble with a computer data link.
SPACEMAN Chris Hadfield reckons he has the “job full of dreams” but reveals his biggest fear is eerily similar to a plot from a hit movie.
A NEW TV show promises to be a competition with an out-of-this-world prize: a ride into space.
IRAN is reportedly planning to send another monkey into space ahead of efforts to put a human into orbit in 2018.
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