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Firefighters save $490m NASA satellite

FIREFIGHTERS have saved a $US450 million NASA satellite and US taxpayers more than $US1 billion which would have been spent to replace the satellite.

Space

Space snowball faces fiery end

IS comet ISON – the most highly anticipated comet in years – in trouble?

Space

Drop in sunspots intrigues scientists

THE sun’s surface has been oddly calm of late, with fewer sunspots than at anytime in the last century. But what does it mean for the Earth’s climate?

Space

Mars Curiosity rover loses its spark

NASA’s robotic Mars explorer Curiosity has been parked and its sensors turned off as engineers investigate an electrical problem.

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Space

Cosmic blast reveals space ‘monster’

ASTRONOMERS call it the monster. It was the biggest and brightest cosmic explosion ever witnessed. Had it been closer, Earth would have been toast.

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Science

Astronaut’s letter reveals jealousy

A LETTER up for auction reveals the jealousy astronauts felt after John Glenn was picked to be the first American to orbit the Earth.

Space

Mystery of Great Red Spot solved

SCIENTISTS believe they have solved the puzzle of how Jupiter’s massive Great Red Spot storm has managed to run for centuries.

Space

Inside the cosmonaut’s survival pack

FORGET everything you’ve seen in 80s action movies. Take a look inside this Soviet cosmonaut survival kit and see why the Russians owned American astronauts.

Science

NASA’s Maven blasts off to Mars

NASA’s newest robotic explorer, Maven, rocketed toward Mars on a quest to unravel the ancient mystery of the red planet’s radical climate change.

Science

Comet may help light up our days

HALLEY’S comet may have been a dud, way back in 1986, but astronomers say a new galactic visitor may be bright enough to spot during daylight hours.

Space

Why the sun is about to turn upside down

YOU won’t be able to see it but something big is about to happen. Everything is about to change in the sky above us. Everything. Here is why.

Science

Two killed in space centre accident

TWO officers were killed and three hospitalised with toxic burns suffered during a chemical spill at Russia’s Plesetsk military launch pad.

Space

Could a rogue satellite kill me?

YOU have bigger things to worry about than the European meteorological satellite that will soon crash into the planet. Let’s start with hippos.

Space

Spectacular end for satellite

A ONE tonne satellite that was plummeting toward earth went into meltdown as it entered our planet’s atmosphere.

Space

Explained: The truth behind the man on the moon

IT MIGHT be a folk tale to some, but scientists at NASA have revealed how the man on the moon got his rugged good looks – and it all started with one hell of a collision.

Space

Olympic torch blasts into space

RUSSIA has sent the Olympic torch into space with a three-man crew ahead of the games in Sochi next year.

Entertainment

Lady Gaga to sing in space

LADY Gaga is set to pull off another out-of-this-world performance by becoming the first musician to sing in space.

Space

Watch out: Asteroid threat worsens

THE explosive power packed into the meteor that erupted over Russia earlier this year proves the asteroid threat is worse than first thought, astronomers say.

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World

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.

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Space

Earth’s ‘hellish’ twin sister discovered

SCIENTISTS have found the most Earth-like planet ever discovered – but there’s one small catch – It’s hot. Really hot.

Space

Sheikh declares ‘Wa of the Worlds’

A SAUDI sheikh has issued a fatwa against anyone wanting to travel to Mars.

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Science

Mini space shuttle skids off runway

A NEW, smaller version of NASA’s space shuttle is recuperating from a rough first landing.

Science

Meteor finally recovered from lake

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.

Environment

Space tourism ‘won’t hurt environment’

BRITISH billionaire Richard Branson says space tourism flights by his firm Virgin Galactic would have only a minor impact on climate change.

Science

What price for a hot cup of coffee?

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.

Science

‘Bouncer’ Jupiter still cleaning up

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.

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Europe

Still in awe of the Northern Lights

ASTRONOMER John Mason is happy to share his love of this northern phenomenon, writes Chanel Parratt.

Space

What’s on the menu on Mars?

IT’S a tough mission, but somebody has to do it. Six scientists have spent four months in a small dome researching – menus.

Science

‘Black hole busts Big Bang theory’

WHAT if we told you the Big Bang never happened… Some astrophysicists believe the universe is the product of a super massive black hole.

Technology

Geldof to be one of first Irishmen in space

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.

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