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Space

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.

Space

‘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.

Space

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.

Space

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?

Space

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.

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Space

‘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.

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Space

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.

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Science

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.

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Space

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.

Space

Finally, proof Americans are not very bright?

OH DEAR. There’s finally proof of what so many of us have suspected for so long. Find out which really basic fact eludes 25 per cent of Americans.

Science

Satellite to crash back on Earth

SPACE experts have warned a Russian satellite is expected to come crashing back down to Earth. But where will its parts fall?

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Space

Lunar rover declared dead

THE troubled Jade Rabbit lunar rover has died on the moon, in a major setback for China’s ambitious space program.

Space

One for the diary: ET’s phone call

A TOP scientist is so convinced we’re on the brink of finding ET he’s even named a date by which first contact will have been achieved.

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Space

Aussies see oldest ever star

AUSTRALIAN astronomers say they have found a star 13.6 billion years old, making it the most ancient star ever seen.

World

Secret space plane’s 400-day mission

A SPACE plane has been orbiting Earth for more than 400 days, on a mission kept shrouded in secrecy by US military chiefs. Why?

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Space

NASA sued over alien life on Mars

NASA is being sued by a self-described scientist for failing to investigate “alien life” on the planet Mars after a rock mysteriously appeared.

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Space

Moon rover hit by ‘abnormality’

CHINA’S Jade Rabbit moon rover has experienced a “mechanical control abnormality”, in a setback for the landmark mission.

Space

Hawking: There are no black holes

A RADICAL new paper has the scientific community rethinking everything it knows about black holes (if you can understand it).

Space

NASA launches new satellite

NASA’s super-high-flying fleet of communication satellites just got bigger.

Space

Signs of water spotted on dwarf planet

THE largest object in the asteroid belt just got more attractive: Scientists have confirmed signs of water on the dwarf planet Ceres.

Space

Hidden photos of space tragedy

MICHAEL Hindes was rummaging through an old box of pictures. As he flipped through them, he saw a Shuttle launch, its lift-off – and then an unforgettable plume of smoke.

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Space

Young DJ set to be first black African in space

MANDLA Maseko will be the first black African to ever go to space, when he goes up in 2015.

Space

Comet chaser wakes up, and works

THE comet-chasing space probe that has been in hibernation for almost three years has woken up and sent its first signal back to Earth.

Space

Comet-chasing probe to wake up

ONE of the most ambitious missions in the history of space goes into high-risk mode today when a comet-chasing probe wakes up.

Space

Scientists baffled as Sun falls silent

THE Sun’s activity has plummeted to a century low, baffling scientists and possibly heralding a new mini-Ice Age.

Space

This is Earth in a quintillion years

SORRY, folks. It’s all downhill from here. Scientists have predicted what will happen to Earth and mankind in the distant future. And it ain’t pretty.

Space

Mystery rock has Mars rover rolling

SILICON-based life form? Projectile hurled by little-green men? What’s the fuss? A shiny rock has mysteriously materialised alongside a Mars rover.

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Space

10 stunning years of Mars pictures

SPIRIT and Opportunity were supposed to explore Mars for just 90 days. Ten years on, Opportunity still knocks. Here’s some of our favourite snaps from their epic voyage.

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Space

Race is on to find ‘Earth II’

ONE day this planet will become uninhabitable – but new research suggests other ‘Super-Earths’ might be more homelike than previously thought.

Space

Christmas comes late for astronauts

CHRISTMAS has finally arrived for the six space station astronauts.

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