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What we know today as the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) had its genesis back in November of 1961 when their first conference was held.
The next time you get burnt red from being outside too long spare a thought for how powerful that ball of energy is that dominates the daytime sky.
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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Three sets of full gloss colour stickers, each 50mm diameter, Great for school projects, gifts and generally to get a collection of great pics! Each page is A4 (29 x 21cm, 10 x 8 inches). (more…)
Read MoreLeave a CommentWhen talking about timelines in space, they're things forming and falling apart over millions or billions of years. Our Sun is nearly five billion years old and will probably last for another five billion before it starts to fade. (more…)
Read MoreLeave a CommentBe sure to be outdoors before dawn leading up to the universal date of October 21 to enjoy one of the year’s most reliable meteor showers. Hey its a nice sight, it suits the whole family and best of all its FREE! (more…)
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On the heels of their six-time Academy Award winning smash, La La Land, director Damien Chazelle and star Ryan Gosling combine for First Man, the riveting story of NASA's mission to land a man on the moon.
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According to a Gallup Poll from 1999, only 50 percent of those surveyed could even name Neil Armstrong as the first man to land on the moon. How might the moon walker fare 19 years later?
Read MoreLeave a CommentAfter a successful emergency abort, two men are safe, but what about the vehicle that failed them? Two astronauts made an emergency landing last week after a Russian Soyuz rocket failed while launching them to theSpace Station.
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Sir Richard Branson just boldly claimed that his company's spaceplane, SpaceShipTwo, is ready to fly. According to Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic, SpaceShipTwo will be in space in a matter of weeks.
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Astronomers think it’s possible that moons can have their own mini-moon – but the scientific suggestion that they should be called ‘moonmoons’ is not going down well among those with a more poetic inclination.
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shouldn't be sidelined for too much longer. Hubble went into a protective "safe mode" last Friday (Oct. 5) after one of its orientation-maintaining gyroscopes failed.
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What might be the most celebrated suit of clothing ever made cost an awful lot for the exceedingly short time it was used. The price tag: $670,000 in 2018 dollars. The useful life: about two and a half hours.
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An extremely rare lunar meteorite will be auctioned by Boston-based RR Auction. The lunar meteorite is classified as NWA 11789, lunar feldspathic breccia, unofficially known as ‘Buagaba’ or ‘The Moon Puzzle.’
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Amazing Images Of The Night Sky The Most Beautiful Calendars Ever Offered To The Australian Public! But hurry, we have very limited supply! (more…)
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Next time you prop open your door with a makeshift doorstop such as a stone, you might want to give it a closer look. David Mazurek, a lucky man from Michigan, did just that and it really paid off. (more&he
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An amazing story is being played out by a valiant little spacecraft. NASA’s Voyager 2 probe, currently close to interstellar space, has detected an increase in cosmic rays that originate outside our solar system.
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A dwarf planet nicknamed the Goblin has been discovered well beyond Pluto, further redefining our solar system. 'The Goblin' was actually named as such after being discovered on American Halloween. (more…)
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A NASA study found that humans are responsible for the increasing wobble detected as Earth spins on its axis. Earth is actually an oblate spheroid, pockmarked with mountains and deep ocean trenches.
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A regular update on the most important news stories in astronomy and space from the best United States and North American news sources. Breaking news, latest discoveries plus the weird and wonderful. Updated regularly (more…)
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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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