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A handout photo provided by the European Southern Observatory on April 10, 2019 shows the first photograph of a black hole and its fiery halo, released by Event Horizon Telescope astronomers (EHT), which is the "most direct proof of their existence," one of the project's lead scientists told AFP. (Photo by - / EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

World’s first photo of a black hole revealed

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A team of more than 200 scientists has worked together to capture the world’s first photograph of a black hole, a phenomenon never-before seen by humans

NASA solar probe starts flying into the Sun

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The Parker Solar Probe is on a groundbreaking mission to ‘touch the Sun’ and has now come closer to our nearest star than any other man-made object in history

3D-printed towers may be used by Nasa to house its astronauts on Mars (artist's impression) Credit: NASA

Mars house plans revealed

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It’s been a big week for our quest to live on Mars, with the confirmation of a “burp” of methane gas and NASA’s release of designs for human housing on the red planet

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Fossil graveyard a snapshot of asteroid hit

Computer generated simulation shows an asteroid striking thre Earth in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula aropund 150 million years ago.The extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago can be traced to a collision between two monster rocks in the asteroid belt nearly 100 million years earlier, scientists report 05 September 2007. TO GO WITH AFP STORY-Traced: The asteroid breakup that wiped out the dinosaurs by Richard Ingham AFP PHOTO RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE/NO SALES/NO INTERNET/ NO ARCHIVES

Apr 1, 2019... science

Scientists have discovered a fossilised snapshot of the day a huge asteroid slammed into Earth 66 million years ago, clearing the way for humans to thrive

Astronauts take six-hour space walk

This image provided by NASA shows astronauts Anne McClain and Nick Hague taking a spacewalk to replace aging batteries on the International Space Station on Friday, March 22, 2019. Fridayâ€™s spacewalk is the first of three planned excursions to replace batteries and perform other maintenance. (NASA via AP)

Mar 25, 2019... space

Two NASA astronauts took a walk out in space for more than six hours to change some batteries on Friday. They finished early, so had time for some cleaning and sightseeing

Australia to build state-of-the-art space centre

ESCAPE: Houston NASA, Amanda Woods - part of the comprehensive spacesuit collection . Picture: Space Center Houston.

Mar 19, 2019... space

If humans land on Mars or walk on the Moon again, Australians could watch it live at a state-of-the-art mission control centre, which the government plans to build in Adelaide

NASA’s incredible supersonic jet surprise

CORRECTION - This handout colorized composite image released by NASA on March 5, 2019 shows two T-38 aircrafts flying in formation at supersonic speeds producing shockwaves that are typically heard on the ground as a sonic boom. - Using the schlieren photography technique, NASA was able to capture the first air-to-air images of the interaction of shockwaves from two supersonic aircraft flying in formation. Snapped by another plane flying at about 2,000 feet (610 m) above the two fast-moving aircraft, the images captured how the shock waves became distorted or curved as they interacted. "We never dreamt that it would be this clear, this beautiful," J.T. Heineck, a physical scientist at NASA's Ames Research Center in California, said in the statement. (Photo by HO / NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /NASA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS --- / “The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by HO has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [March 5] instead of [February 7]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require.”

Mar 18, 2019... science

NASA has photographed supersonic waves from jets, which brings it a step closer to building a new plane that doesn’t produce a sonic boom when it breaks the sound barrier

‘Super Snow Moon’ shines bright

Feb 20, 2019... space

World stargazers have enjoyed the sight of the biggest and brightest supermoon of the year. But if you missed it, don’t worry, there’s another one coming very soon

NASA search for beginning of universe

The SphereX probe will explore the origins of the universe

Feb 18, 2019... space

A new NASA spacecraft to launch in 2023 will peer into the beginning of time to explore how the universe began and help in the search for alien life

Mars rover named for DNA pioneer

Naming Ceremony Of The European Space Agency's ExoMars Rover

Feb 10, 2019... science

The Mars rover due to launch next year has been named after scientist Rosalind Franklin, who unlocked the secrets to human life

True shape of Milky Way discovered

Artist's impression of the twisted Milky Way galaxy Credit: CHEN XIAODIAN

Feb 5, 2019... space

Australian scientists have helped make a 3D map of the Milky Way, using information sent back from a NASA space telescope. The results have surprised the world

Predicting drought and bushfires from space

Twin GRACE-FO satellites will follow each other in orbit around the Earth, separated by about 220 km. Picture: NASA

Feb 3, 2019... environment

Australian researchers have moved their focus to space to learn more about how to foresee and manage future droughts and bushfires on Earth

Astronauts feast for Christmas in zero gravity

2019 marks the 19th year in a row that Christmas has been celebrated on board the ISS

Dec 17, 2018... space

Elon Musk sent Christmas dinner to astronauts on the ISS via a SpaceX cargo capsule. The festive menu sounds delicious, but no one will want to eat the other special items on board

Voyager 2, Australia is listening to you

This NASA artist's concept shows the general locations of NASA's two Voyager spacecraft, Voyager 1 (top) has sailed beyond our solar bubble into interstellar space, the space between stars, and Voyager 2 (bottom) is still exploring the outer layer of the solar bubble. - NASA's Voyager 2 probe has left the protective bubble around the Sun and is flying through interstellar space, becoming the second human-made object to travel so far, the US space agency said December 10, 2018. The announcement came six years after its twin spacecraft, Voyager 1, broke the outer boundary of the heliopause, where the hot solar wind meets the cold, dense space between stars, known as the interstellar medium. (Photo by HO / NASA/JPL-CALTECH / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA/JPL-CALTECH" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Dec 12, 2018... space

After 41 years in space, Voyager 2 has finally left the Sun’s heliosphere. As it moved into interstellar space, Earth received its farewell messages via Australia’s very special radio telescope and antenna

Collision creates supermassive black hole

A supplied undated artist's impression obtained Monday, December 3, 2018 of the biggest known black-hole collision. An international team, including Australian scientists, have discovered wrinkles in space and time, known as gravitational waves, from the biggest known collision of binary black holes that has formed a new black-hole about 80 times larger than the sun. (AAP Image/Supplied by the Australian National University, SXS) NO ARCHIVING

Dec 7, 2018... space

Scientists have detected the biggest known collision between black holes, creating a new, supermassive black hole. We look at what a black hole is, how they are made and if Earth is in danger

Aussies a vital link for asteroid landing

An artist's impression of the Osiris-REX spacecraft near the asteroid Bennu. CREDIT: NASA

Dec 3, 2018... space

Australia’s deep-space experts are an important communication link between NASA and a far-off spacecraft about to arrive at the asteroid Bennu. And this important mission has only just begun!

InSight spacecraft lands safely on Mars

FILE - This illustration made available by NASA in 2018 shows the InSight lander drilling into the surface of Mars. InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is scheduled to arrive at the planet on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. (NASA via AP)

Nov 28, 2018... space

After more than six months and hundreds of millions of kilometres, NASA’s InSight spacecraft made a perfect touchdown on Mars early on Tuesday morning, ready for its two-year mission

International Space Station turns 20 this week

In this image provided by NASA, a commercial shipment arrives at the International Space Station on Monday, Nov. 19, 2018. Astronaut Serena Aunon-Chancellor used the space stationâ€™s robot arm to grab Northrop Grummanâ€™s capsule. Itâ€™s named after Apollo 16 moonwalker and the first space shuttle commander John Young, who died in January. (Alexander Gerst/European Space Agency, NASA via AP)

Nov 21, 2018... space

The International Space Station turned 20 this week, incredible in an era when people replace their smartphone every two years. We celebrate the ISS’s contribution to science and world harmony

Hibernation for astronauts

Three astronauts -- France's Thomas Pesquet, Peggy Whitson of the United States and Russia's Oleg Novitsky -- blast off to the International Space Station (ISS) at 2320 GMT from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

Oct 30, 2018... space

Scientists predict that astronauts travelling to faraway planets such as Mars could be put into an artificial deep freeze, inspired by hibernating animals. Do you fancy hibernating through space?

China’s giant fake-moon plan

Oct 22, 2018... space

A bold plan to launch a giant artificial moon into orbit around the Earth to light China’s night sky has lots of people pretty excited. But can it really work?

Astronauts need a ride home to Earth

In this image obtained from NASA, the International Space Station (ISS) is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery on November 5, 2007. - NASA expressed doubts on October 3, 2018, over a theory floated in Russia that a tiny hole that caused an air leak on the International Space Station was the result of sabotage. The breach detected on August 29-30 in a Russian spacecraft docked at the orbiting station was not the result of a manufacturing defect, according to the Russian space agency, which says it is investigating the possibility that it was drilled maliciously. (Photo by HO / NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Oct 17, 2018... space

The three astronauts aboard the International Space Station need a lift after a relief flight failed and their own capsule has a hole in it. Now they are waiting to see if they will make it back for Christmas

Ticket sold for moon orbit

This artist's illustration courtesy of SpaceX obtained September 17, 2018, shows the SpaceX BFR(Big Falcon Rocket)rocket passenger spacecraft. - SpaceX is to reveal on September 17, 2018 the identity of the first person it plans to transport around the Moon in an ambitious project financed entirely by its eccentric CEO Elon Musk. (Photo by HO / SPACEX / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /SPACEX/HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Sep 20, 2018... space

Meet Yusaku Maezawa, punk drummer, fashion designer, art lover and now ticketholder for a trip to the moon. Would you go on a rocket into orbit around the moon?

Hunt is on for missing moon rocks

Sep 14, 2018... space

On the eve of the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s famous moon landing, a former NASA investigator is hunting for several missing lunar rocks donated to US states

Space elevator trial launches

An artists' concept of a space elevator moving along a long tether between its base on a Pacific island and a space station.Source:Supplied

Sep 6, 2018... space

Japan has begun a mission to test ideas for a giant elevator into space. The equipment is on its way to the International Space Station. Do you think it’s possible?

Scientists hunting for WA meteor crash site

Aug 31, 2018... space

Scientists are hunting for the crash site of a large meteor that flashed across the West Australian sky this week

NASA spacecraft zooming towards sun

This handout photo released by NASA shows the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket with the Parker Solar Probe onboard during its launch on August 12, 2018, Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. - NASA postponed until August 12, 2018, the launch of the first ever spacecraft to fly directly toward the Sun on a mission to plunge into our star's sizzling atmosphere and unlock its mysteries. The reason for the delay was not immediately clear, but was called for after a gaseous helium alarm was sounded in the last moments before liftoff, officials said. (Photo by Bill INGALLS / NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA / BILL INGALLS " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Aug 14, 2018... space

A NASA spacecraft has zoomed towards the sun on a quest to get closer to our star than anything ever sent before

Black hole bends starlight

This artist's impression provided by the European Southern Observatory in July 2018 shows the path of the star S2 as it passes close to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. As the star gets nearer to the black hole, a very strong gravitational field causes the color of the star to shift slightly to the red, an effect of Einstein's general theory of relativity. European researchers reported the results of their observations in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics on Thursday, July 26, 2018. (M. Kornmesser/ESO via AP)

Jul 30, 2018... science

Einstein was a genius whose ideas of light, energy, time, space and gravity were so advanced scientists are still trying to test them now by watching black holes

Massive Mars lake discovery

This image taken from the NASA Internet site 28 April, 2000 shows the south polar cap of Mars as it appeared to the Mars Global Surveyor on April 17, 2000. A massive underground lake has been detected for the first time on Mars, raising the possibility that more water -- and maybe even life -- exists there, international astronomers said on July 25, 2018. Located under a layer of Martian ice, the lake is about 12 miles (20 kilometers) wide, said the report led by Italian researchers in the US journal Science. / AFP PHOTO / NASA / HO / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Jul 27, 2018... space

If there’s life on Mars, a 20km-wide lake will be the place to look. This huge body of water could also hold the key for cheaper, safer space travel

Rare treats in the night sky

Jul 23, 2018... space

There are so many amazing things to see in the night sky this week it will be a wonder if anyone gets any sleep. Are you planning to get up to look?

Passenger rocket space test a success

This June 19, 2016 handout photograph obtained courtesy of Blue Origin shows the New Shepard booster landing during its fourth mission in an undisclosed place. The two companies leading the pack in the pursuit of space tourism say they are just months away from their first out-of-this-world passenger flights -- though neither has set a firm date. Virgin Galactic, founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, and Blue Origin, by Amazon creator Jeff Bezos, are racing to be the first to finish their tests -- with both companies using radically different technology. / AFP PHOTO / BLUE ORIGIN / Thom Baur / With AFP Story by Ivan COURONNE: First space tourist flights could come in 2019 == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / MANDATORY CREDIT: "AFP PHOTO / BLUE ORIGIN / THOM BAUR" / NO MARKETING / NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS / DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS == /

Jul 20, 2018... space

The latest test flight of a passenger rocket brings us closer to being able to book a joy ride into space. Would you buy a ticket?

Massive asteroid zooming past Earth

The asteroid Vesta, imaged recently by NASA's Dawn spacecraft from a distance of 41,000 kilometres. PHOTO: NASA

Jun 29, 2018... space

Look up in the night sky near Sagittarius right now and you can see a glowing, yellow sphere that’s a very big and very near asteroid. Can you see it?

NASA’s amazing close-up photo of Jupiter

This NASA image obtained June 24, 2018 shows swirling cloud belts and tumultuous vortices within Jupiter’s northern hemisphere,when NASA’s Juno spacecraft took this color-enhanced image at 10:23 p.m. PDT on May 23, 2018 (1:23 a.m. EDT on May 24), as the spacecraft performed its 13th close flyby of Jupiter. At the time, Juno was about 9,600 miles (15,500 kilometers) from the planet's cloud tops, above a northern latitude of 56 degrees. The region seen here is somewhat chaotic and turbulent, given the various swirling cloud formations. In general, the darker cloud material is deeper in Jupiter’s atmosphere, while bright cloud material is high. The bright clouds are most likely ammonia or ammonia and water, mixed with a sprinkling of unknown chemical ingredients. A bright oval at bottom center stands out in the scene. This feature appears uniformly white in ground-based telescope observations. However, with JunoCam we can observe the fine-scale structure within this weather system, including additional structures within it. There is not significant motion apparent in the interior of this feature; like the Great Red Spot, its winds probably slows down greatly toward the center. / AFP PHOTO / NASA / Handout / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA/JPL-CALTECH/SWRI/MSSSGERALD EICHSTADT/SEAN DORAN" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Jun 26, 2018... space

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has released a stunning close-up image of Jupiter showing swirling cloud belts and whirlwinds of air and gas within its northern hemisphere

Octopus may be an alien from outer space

May 21, 2018... animals

A new scientific report claims the octopus, which is like no other animal on earth, could be an alien that arrived here from outer space

How astronauts stay in touch from space

This undated NASA handout photo released on April 24, 2017 shows NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson aboard the International Speace Station. NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson flew through the standing record for cumulative time spent in space by a US astronaut at 1:27 a.m. EDT on April 24, 2017, and with the recent extension of her stay at the International Space Station, she has five months to rack up a new one. / AFP PHOTO / NASA / Handout / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

May 14, 2018... technology

Astronauts can feel isolated while spending months in space, but technology is helping them stay entertained and connected with loved ones back on Earth

Aussie students on Mars robot mission

Apr 26, 2018... technology

An Australian robot designed and built by students could one day work on Mars alongside humans, helping us learn more about this harsh, hot planet

Which planet smells like a popoff?

The Uranus with moons from space showing all they beauty

Apr 25, 2018... space

After years of studying the clouds around Uranus, scientists have finally solved the mystery of what’s in the seventh planet’s atmosphere and find it’s the awful-smelling rotten-egg gas

Stargazers find supernova and break world record

SUNDAY ESCAPE. DARK SKY PARKS. Stargazing at andBeyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge / NamibRand Nature Reserve, Namibia. Must credit: andBeyond.com

Apr 16, 2018... space

UPDATE Everyday Australians and amateur stargazers have set a new world stargazing record for the most people looking at the night sky at once

Space station falling to Earth

The Tiangong-1 Chinese space station is likely to smash back down into Earth sometime between March 24th and April 19th. Supplied

Mar 27, 2018... space

The Chinese space station Tiangong-1 is falling to Earth and will appear as a fiery streak in our skies this weekend

Three-fingered humans or aliens?

Supplied Three-fingered mummies found in Peru are not human, scientists say

Mar 14, 2018... science

A set of three-fingered mummies found in a Peru cave look like humans but a scientist thinks they may be aliens. Or are they fake?

Powerful rocket sends car into space

Feb 7, 2018... space

SpaceX successfully launches world’s most powerful rocket and sends a car into space in the hope it will reach Mars. VIDEO

Moon’s rare triple treat

Total Lunar Eclipse from Mt Buffalo, 16th June 2011. Image: Museums Victoria

Jan 31, 2018... space

Last night Australians had a front row seat to a rare super, double blue, blood Moon.We asked observational cosmologist Dr Christian Reichardt why it was so special

Trump sending astronauts back to the moon

(20 July 1969) -- Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag during an Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the lunar surface. The Lunar Module (LM) is on the left, and the footprints of the astronauts are clearly visible in the soil of the moon. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this picture with a 70mm Hasselblad lunar surface camera. Picture: NASA

Dec 13, 2017... space

US President Donald Trump has directed NASA to send American astronauts to the Moon for the first time since 1972. And the next stop? Mars

20 years of weather in two minutes

NASA releases global video map. Picture: supplied

Nov 23, 2017... weather

NASA captured 20 years of changing seasons in a striking new global map of our home planet. VIDEO

Scientists tuning in to alien life

Nov 20, 2017... space

Astronomers have beamed 33 songs towards GJ 273, a planet believed to be a prime candidate for life. But will any aliens tune in?

NASA admits Planet Nine is real

Oct 16, 2017... space

International space agency NASA admits the mysterious world called Planet Nine does exist on the edge of our solar system. VIDEO

NASA astronauts’ space stroll

In this image from video made available by NASA, astronaut Randy Bresnik performs a spacewalk with Mark Vande Hei, not pictured, outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. (NASA via AP)

Oct 11, 2017... space

NASA astronauts spent hours walking around in space while working on the International Space Station. VIDEO

UFO mystery lures US filmmaker

Sep 20, 2017... space

An American documentary filmmaker has urged Australian authorities to find the answers to one of the world’s most mysterious UFO cases

Canberra to capture Cassini’s final trip

SATURN - BACKLIT NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory… Caltech

Sep 11, 2017... space

The Cassini unmanned robotic spacecraft will embark on its last journey on Friday and NASA is relying on Canberra’s help. VIDEO

Bubble trouble in space

Jack Fischer blowing bubbles on the International Space Station. Picture: Twitter

Aug 20, 2017... space

This NASA astronaut gets himself into some bubble trouble on the International Space Station when using a straw in his drink. VIDEO

Need gives rise to space bread

(FILES) This handout file photo taken on February 23, 2017 and received from the European Space Agency (ESA)/ North American Space Agency (NASA) shows French Austronaut Thomas Pesquet juggling and eating "Macarons" which were specially modified for consumption in space by French master pastry chef Pierre Herme, aboard the International Space Station, Pesquet will come back to Earth on June 2, 2017 after spending six months in space. / AFP PHOTO / ESA/NASA / HO / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / European Space Agency (ESA)/ North American Space Agency (NASA)" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Jun 15, 2017... space

Astronauts’ poor diet prompts a German company to develop a way to bake bread in space

NASA’s mission to the sun

Jun 1, 2017... space

Scientists’ bold attempt to understand more about the star at the centre of our solar system. VIDEO

Space map leads to treasure

May 3, 2017... space

Shipwreck discoverers have found a Christopher Columbus-era anchor in the Caribbean

Students develop space face cream

Apr 30, 2017... space

A groundbreaking formula could benefit astronauts on the International Space Station. VIDEO

Seven ‘Earths’ found in space

Feb 23, 2017... space

NASA has discovered seven Earth-like worlds orbiting a single star 39 light-years away. And six of them could hold life.

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