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We see them in the sky any clear night. We write songs about them, stare and wonder if any of them have planets just like our own.
Humans like light. We are creatures that rely heavily on what we can see to feel safe and secure. After all, astronomy is all about light, right?
A weekly addition of some of the more unusual stories and discoveries in space & astronomy from around the world. Updated daily for those wanting a quick update of current events so keep checking back for all the latest space news. (more…)
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Virgin Galactic’s tourism spaceship climbed more than 80km high above California’s Mojave Desert, reaching for the first time what the company considers the boundary of space. Space Tourism has arrived!
Read MoreLeave a CommentThe Orion Span project offers a holiday in the outer space package that accepts cryptocurrencies as payment. Holiday season is here! Some of you might become unexcited as you have run out of ideas to spend it. (more…)
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When Sydney woman Marnie Ogg recently won the International Dark Sky Defender Award, she became one of only five people around the world, and the very first Australian, to be recognised for her work in preserving the night sky.
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91% of American children play video games, studies show. It’s safe to say they are heavily influenced by the media they consume, but gaming could be an optimal way of learning - about the vast, mysterious expanse of space, for example? (more…)
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Australia’s new space agency will be based in Adelaide, reinforcing South Australia as a hub for innovation and technology, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says. Its a return perhaps to the 'good old days.' (more…)
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Voyager 2 has exited the sun's magnetic bubble and entered interstellar space. Mission scientists announced the breakthrough earlier today at the American Geophysical Unionmeeting in Washington DC. (more…)
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China has launched a ground-breaking mission to land a spacecraft on the unexplored far side of the moon, demonstrating its growing ambitions as a space power to rival Russia, the European Union and the US.
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While several Nasa missions have involved mixed crews, a secret report by the space agency suggests that missions to Mars could be all-female to avoid astronauts copulating during 1.5-year journey.
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A maverick earthquake researcher who claims to have predicted some of the world's worst earthquakes by analysing the geometric positions of the sun, moon and various planets has issued a dire warning. [Here we go again!] (more…)
Read MoreLeave a CommentNew audio has been released from the surface of Mars, and the sound is more hauntingly familiar than you might expect. NASA’s Insight lander's audio is labelled an “unplanned treat”, where motion sensors on-board detected sound waves.
Read MoreLeave a CommentA meteor that exploded in the air near the Dead Sea 3,700 years ago may have wiped out communities, killed tens of thousands of people, and provided the kernel of truth to an old Bible story.
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OSIRIS-REx has Finally Caught up with Asteroid Bennu. Let the Analysis and Sample Collection Commence! NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has reached its destination and is now in orbit around asteroid Bennu. (more…)
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Perfect fit. Very comfortable to wear and quite an attention getter at Star parties!! A Moon What??? Yep, that's what they all say when they see this innovative 'Astro-Apparel' from a new company I was very happy to find called 'Star In A Star.' (more…)
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Richard Branson says Virgin Galactic is on the verge of a major achievement: It will send astronauts into space by Christmas. Its a pretty big ask but he has the space company to do it.
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Queensland's bid to become the next big player in Australia's push for a local space industry has taken a giant leap forward with a rocket carrying Australia's first commercial payload launched in the Qld. outback. (more…)
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Astronomers have found a star that was likely born in the same stellar nursery as our Sun. The newfound sibling is only the second ever to be identified. It like finding a long lost relative...or friend.
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A regular update on the most important news stories in astronomy and space from the best European, British and Asian and partners news sources. Breaking news, latest discoveries plus the weird and wonderful. Updated regularly! (more…)
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