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Aussie farmers say aliens mutilating cows

A cattle-farming couple based in remote Central Queensland have lost 20 cows in strange circumstances – here’s why they’re convinced aliens are to blame.

Scary development as Earth’s axis drifts

Scary development as Earth’s axis drifts

A growing “pothole” above South America is resulting in a greater radiation risk and no one understands why it’s happening.

The Sun has developed a massive “coronal hole,” 20 times larger than Earth, marking the second such occurrence in a week. Picture: NASA

Warning as giant hole rips through the sun

The sun has developed a massive “coronal hole,” 20 times larger than Earth, with scientists issuing a warning for Friday.

The Aurora Australis, Southern Lights at Millicent, February 27. Picture:Tania Millard

Space light show to dazzle

Geomagnetic storms in space will make the southern lights visible, but they could potentially affect earth’s communications systems.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 23: Former US senator and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy address the National Press Club with a speech titled

‘Crucial’: NASA on Australia’s space role

Australia will play a key role in NASA’s plan to return to the moon, with the space agency’s sights firmly on further exploration.

A top NASA scientist is warning the threat of a massive asteroid hitting Earth is much more serious than previously thought. Picture: iStock

‘Serious’: NASA expert’s asteroid warning

A top NASA scientist is warning the threat of a massive asteroid hitting Earth is much more serious than previously thought.

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Photo shows incredible find on Venus

Scientists have made a breakthrough discovery about Venus after re-examining incredible images taken decades ago.

A new asteroid named 2023 DW has been discovered by scientists — and there’s a slim chance it might ruin everyone’s loved-up Valentine’s Day dinner plans. Source: NASA

Asteroid could hit Earth on Valentine’s Day

A new asteroid named 2023 DW has been discovered by scientists — and there’s a slim chance it might ruin everyone’s loved-up Valentine’s Day dinner plans.

Japan’s second attempt to launch its next-generation H3 rocket failed after liftoff on Tuesday, with the spacecraft forced to self-destruct after the command centre concluded the mission could not succeed. Source: JAXA

Hopes crushed as next-gen rocket explodes

A second attempt to launch the next-generation H3 rocket has failed, with the spacecraft forced to self-destruct in dramatic scenes.

This handout screengrab courtesy of NASA TV shows the unmanned Soyuz MS-23 replacement spacecraft taking off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in KazakhstanÂ on February 24, 2023. (Photo by NASA TV / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Rescue mission to save stranded astronauts

The NASA astronauts trip back to Earth had been hampered after their original space vehicle was damaged by a mini meteorite.

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Australian scientists have uncovered shocking new insights about what’s truly hidden within the earth’s core.

Scientists discover the Earth has a new core

Australian scientists have uncovered shocking new insights about what’s truly hidden within the earth’s core.

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The fireball lit up the night sky. Picture: Twitter

Fireball explodes over the UK

The metre-long “fireball”, dubbed Sar2667, lit up the sky over the English Channel shortly before 3am, local time.

The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, U.S. February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Randall Hill TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Pentagon refuses to rule out alien invasion

Pentagon chiefs have admitted they do not know the origins of the mysterious objects that have been brought down.

The unusual activity was captured by NASA with the James Webb Space Telescope and tweeted by Dr. Tamitha Skov, a space weather forecaster. Picture: Twitter/@TamithaSkov

Piece of sun breaks off, stunning scientists

Scientists were left baffled after material broke off of the sun’s surface and created a tornado-like swirl around its northern pole.

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The comet is a stunning green colour. Picture: Eliot Herman/EarthSky

How to watch spectacular space event

An amazing phenomenon which only happens once every 50,000 years will appear in our skies on Wednesday night.

It isn’t quite at risk of hitting Earth, astronomers say. Picture: NASA.

Huge asteroid to pass Earth in close call

A huge asteroid is about to sweep through Earth’s atmosphere in our fourth closest call on record.

“Green Comet”, Comet c/2022 E3 (ZTF). Picture: Andrew McCarthy/Twitter

‘Green comet’ can be seen with naked eye

A bright green comet is making its way towards Earth for the first time in 50,000 years — and you can see it with the naked eye.

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Mysterious radio signal from faraway galaxy

Astronomers have captured a radio signal from the most distant galaxy so far.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 28, 2020 this video grab image courtesy of the US Department of Defense shows part of an unclassified video taken by Navy pilots that have circulated for years showing interactions with

US confirms hundreds of UFO reports

A new report revealed that the US government received over 500 reports of UFO sightings since 2021, with hundreds remaining unexplained.

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Green Comet. Picture: Eliot Herman / EarthSky.

Comet to pass by Earth in 50,000 year first

The bright green comet will become visible in the night sky for the first time in 50,000 years. Find out when to see it from Australia.

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“A lot of people were scared of these alien-looking sea monsters,” said Vorster. “It was like ‘Jaws’ — is it safe to go into the water?” Picture: Kennedy News and Media

‘Aliens’ crawling on coast spark panic online

A man sparked hysteria online after many became convinced these photos were “alien-looking sea monsters” emerging from the sea.

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Earth in orbit with asteroids on ESA's 'risk list', using ESA's asteroid orbit visualisation tool. The European Space Agency is asking Australians and others in the southern hemisphere to help it locate what it describes as a “mystery asteroid” approaching Earth. Picture: ESA

‘Mystery’ asteroid headed to earth

The European Space Agency is asking Australians to help it locate what it describes as a “mystery asteroid” approaching Earth tonight.

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‘Stay safe’: Time traveller’s 2023 warning

A time traveller who claims to be from the year 2983, has revealed when humans will first meet aliens and it’s sooner than we think.

The West Australian Space Radar (WASR) will add another net to a growing web of radars tracking the behaviour of objects in orbit. Picture: LeoLabs

‘Disaster’: Disturbing new trend in space race

China’s latest moves in the space race may be setting a disturbing “new normal” that could be very bad news for the rest of us.

A handout picture released by the European Space Agency (ESA) on July 11, 2019 shows an artist’s impression of the peculiar thin disc of material circling a supermassive black hole at the heart of the spiral galaxy NGC 3147, located 130 million light-years away. - Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have observed an unexpected thin disc of material encircling a supermassive black hole at the heart of the spiral galaxy NGC 3147, located 130 million light-years away. The presence of the black hole disc in such a low-luminosity active galaxy has astronomers surprised. Black holes in certain types of galaxies such as NGC 3147 are considered to be starving as there is insufficient gravitationally captured material to feed them regularly (Photo by HO / ESA/Hubble / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Scientists ‘grow black hole in lab’

A black hole is an invisible place in space where gravity pulls so intensely that even light cannot escape it.

The ESA has released footage of a

Moment rare ‘solar snake’ slithers across sun

A “snakelike” figure has been spotted slithering around the sun’s surface, and the ESA has released incredible footage of the event.

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Expert thinks ‘alien device’ crashed near Aus

A Harvard professor believes an alien spacecraft may have crashed near Australia – and he’s going to search the ocean floor for the wreckage.

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This handout picture provided by The History Channel on November 10, 2022 shows underwater explorer and marine biologist Mike Barnette and wreck diver Jimmy Gadomski exploring a twenty-foot segment of the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger discovered in the waters off the coast of Florida during the filming of the new series âThe Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Watersâ. - Divers searching for a World War II-era aircraft in the Bermuda Triangle have found a piece of an entirely different sort of vessel: part of the US Challenger space shuttle that exploded after takeoff in 1986. The shuttle exploded several dozen seconds after launching from Florida, causing the death of seven crew members, including the teacher Christa McAuliffe who had won a national screening. (Photo by Handout / The History Channel / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Space wreckage found in Bermuda Triangle

Divers went looking for WWII aircraft wreckage off the Florida coastline. But what they found was a whole different story.

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Last chance to glimpse rare ‘blood moon’

Lucky skygazers have been treated to a rare blood moon that graced Australian skies and have shared remarkable images of its beauty.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory previously caught an image of the sun in ultraviolet light with three dark spots on its surface on October 26, giving the illusion the sun was smiling. Picture: @NASASun/Twitter

NASA snaps incredible ‘smiling’ sun pic

Despite its seemingly “sunny” appearance, it turns out that NASA’s recent image of the grinning sun isn’t as cheery as it looks.

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