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Enormous solar flares key to life on Earth
Our Sun’s stormy adolescence may have been crucial to seeding life on Earth, according to new NASA research.
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Europa’s ocean may have Earth-like chemical balance
New NASA modelling published this week suggests the ocean of Jupiter’s moon Europa may have the right balance of ‘chemical energy’ for life.
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The number of known planets just doubled
NASA today announced 1284 new exoplanets – the single largest finding of planets to date, including nine that could be potentially habitable.
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NASA releases epic transit of Mercury video
Yesterday’s transit of Mercury was only visible in the Northern Hemisphere – but this stunning video from NASA will make up for missing out on the rare event.
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Makemake has a moon
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble telescope have discovered a 160km-wide moon orbiting distant dwarf planet Makemake.
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GALLERY: 10 amazing images of Australia from space
It can be easy to feel forgotten in Australia, residing as we do in the planet’s more sparsely populated southern hemisphere – but one place where Earthling hemisphere bias loses significance is when looking down on the globe from space. Enjoy these 10 stunning NASA images of different parts of Australia, many taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
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Total solar eclipse captured from space
While Indonesia enjoyed 2016’s only total solar eclipse on Tuesday morning, NASA offered a novel perspective from space – the shadow of the Moon passing across Earth.
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When to spot the Space Station at your place
Here’s when and where to see the International Space Station across Australia over the next fortnight.
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VIDEO: Submarine will explore seas of Saturn’s moon
The NASA concept submarine is designed to explore methane lakes on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.
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Bushfires in Western Australia February 2015
Western Australia’s bushfires have razed more than 85,000 hectares of the state’s south-west