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In this NASA handout image obtained on June 14, 2023, a combination of high-resolution images taken during a 2005 flyby of NASA's Cassini spacecraft were combined into this mosaic to show Saturn's moon Enceladus, with long fissures at the moon's south pole that allow water from the subsurface ocean to escape into space. The long hunt for extraterrestrials just got a major boost. Scientists have discovered that phosphorus, a key building block of life, lies in the ocean beneath the icy surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus. The finding was based on a review of data collected by NASA's Cassini probe, and was published on June 14, 2023 in the prestigious journal Nature. (Photo by HANDOUT / NASA / AFP) / XGTY / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Is Saturn’s condition ripe for life?

Saturn’s moon Enceladus has excited an international team of researchers, as understanding grows of what lies beneath the surface of this ‘key target’ in the search for extraterrestrial life

A meteor from another shower called the Leonids, which are visible each November. The multiple parallel streaks are stars which appeared to move during the camera’s exposure. Picture: MARTIN GEORGE

Meteor shower to stun Australia

A spectacular Leonids meteor shower is going to light up the night sky right across the nation throughout November – here’s how earthbound Aussies of all ages can catch the cosmic light show

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KIDS NEWS SCIENCE WEEK SPECIAL. Australiaâs science agency the CSIRO is recruiting a citizen science army to help find and photograph Australiaâs unique living species. PICTURE: supplied

What’s on this Science Week?

Running from August 9-17, the events in this year’s National Science Week are sure to appeal to wildlife warriors, tech-lovers and space enthusiasts alike. Here are our top picks around Oz

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The first ever Australian-built rocket ship has been launched from Australian soil before crashing back to earth. Picture: Gilmour Space

First ever Aussie rocket launches

Australia’s first homegrown rocket launched in Queensland before crashing back to Earth just 14 seconds later. Find out why the brief lift off was deemed a huge success despite not reaching orbit

Artist's Impression of Planet TOI-6894b, a low-density gas giant orbiting the star (TOI-6894) - the lowest mass star to have a transiting giant planet. Picture: University of Warwick/Mark Garlick. MUST CREDIT: University of Warwick/Mark Garlick.

Big planet found orbiting tiny star

Astronomers are baffled by the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a small star, saying it throws into question what we know about space. But could there be more planets orbiting other tiny stars?

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Gilmour Space Technologies has set a date for the launch of its Eris rocket from a space station near the northern Queensland town of Bowen. Picture: Supplied/Gilmour Space Technologies.,

Historic Aussie rocket launch holds

Australia’s historic Eris rocket launch has been delayed – are its makers on track to become the first space company in history to make orbit on their maiden attempt? Watch this space

A new claim of alien life has put the space world into a bind. Picture: Supplied

Space find excites ET believers

Humanity is a social species and the dream of alien contact may be cause for a big interplanetary party someday … but one team of astronomers is already celebrating – so what have they found?

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Yoda question now answered, is

Patient young Padawans have been as Star Wars creator George Lucas ends a decades-long mystery by finally sharing the story behind one iconic character’s very distinctive way of talking

This photo provided by SpaceX shows the domed window of the Dragon capsule with a polar region of the Earth in the background on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (SpaceX via AP)

Dizzying polar mission complete

Ever heard of ‘space’ motion sickness? These waves of nausea hit the Fram2 crew as they first passed over Earth’s icy Poles during their 40-minute orbits. So what happens on much longer missions?

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Eric Philips will be the first astronaut to fly under the Australian flag. Picture: Supplied

Aussie astronaut’s historic lift off

The SpaceX capsule carrying Australian polar explorer Eric Philips and three other astronauts has successfully launched from Florida, sending the team on an unprecedented space mission

The summer Milky Way rises over the McDonald Observatory near Fort Davis, Texas. Escape 23 March 2024 Why I Travel Photo - Getty Images

Are we living in a giant black hole?

NASA data from the James Webb Space Telescope has prompted a brain-bending new theory, as a rotational study of 263 galaxies opens up a possibility that our universe exists inside a black hole

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This picture provided by NASA shows support teams working around a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov aboard in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, on March 18, 2025. (Photo by Keegan Barber / NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Stranded astronauts back on Earth

Two NASA astronauts stranded in space for nine months have been given the welcome home of a lifetime, after a pod of dolphins turned blue planet ambassadors by showing up for splashdown

$A total lunar eclipse is pictured as seen from underneath Sydney's Harbour Bridge. As the eclipse reaches its peak, refracted light from the sun caused the moon to appear red, otherwise known as the$

Rare ‘blood moon’ lunar eclipse

Millions of Australians were treated to a rare astronomical sight on March 14, as scientists described the phenomenon as ‘the moon with a sunset’ – did you see Friday night’s spectacular sight?

Katy Perry to head to space in all-female mission.

Katy Perry to rocket into space

Katy Perry will ‘shoot across the sky’ for real, after Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin announced the pop princess will be the ‘star’ of its next suborbital spaceflight as part of a historic all-female crew

A little boy is standing near the window and looking outside, imagining boundless space with myriad of stars

Planets to align in rare ‘parade’

Australian stargazers have a special opportunity to see seven planets strung across the night sky in one majestic arc this week – a rare astronomical event that won’t be back until 2040

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NASA plotting how to destroy ‘city-killer’ asteroid

Webb telescope on asteroid’s tail

International space agencies are looking at ways to eliminate recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 if it threatens Earth, but some scientists believe the risk of impact will soon drop to zero

A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth

Asteroid watch begins for rare find

As the touring asteroid first spotted after Boxing Day safely zooms away from Earth on the next leg of its four-year orbit, the global agency that assesses asteroid risk will keep monitoring its travels