astronomy

The Super Blue Blood Moon

See how this rare phenomenon was experienced around the world.

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Major Astronomical Discovery Announced

Scientists at The University of Western Australia have made a huge astronomical discovery.

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Could we have a ninth planet?

Astronomers believe they have found a ninth planet in our solar system.

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Scientists in the wild

Award winning photographer Tamara Dean is exhibiting a collection of photographic works, ‘Wild Researchers’, featuring scientists in the field.

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Look up tonight to see the dazzling Perseid meteor shower

Tonight’s the night if you want to witness up to 100 meteors per hour in a stunning display against a backdrop of dark skies.

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Supermoon rising: image highlights

Star gazers were not disappointed with this year’s spectacular supermoon. We take a look in pictures at the phenomenon.

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Scientists forecast end of our world

Scientists have calculated the habitable lifespan of Earth, and it may not be as long as we think.

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Northern Lights 2013 set to be the best in a decade

This year’s Northern Lights are set to be the best in a decade, explains astronomer Dr John Mason.

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Life on Mars, once capable

The red planet once had the right ingredients to support life, scientists have discovered after analysing rock powder samples from Mars.

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Millionaire will send married couple to Mars

One lucky pair will receive the trip of a lifetime, as entrepreneur Dennis Tito unveiled plans today to send a couple to Mars in 2018.

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Tiny planet found outside solar system

Astronomers have discovered a new planet right outside our solar system, the smallest of over 800 extra-solar planets.

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Mars Rover finds first evidence of water

NASA scientists announce the Mars rover has found evidence that a stream once flowed near its landing site on the Red Planet.

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Neil Armstrong, dies at age 82

US Astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the Moon has passed away following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures.

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New images from Mars

NASA releases new images of Mars from its Curiosity Rover, comparing landscape to the Mojave Desert.

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NASA’s Curiosity Lands on Mars

Mission controllers cheer after the Mars science Laboratory rover ‘Curiosity’ lands on Mars to begin surface exploration.

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Nasa’s Mars Rover on target for landing

The Mars Rover Curiosity hurtles closer to the Red Planet, on track “to fly through the eye of the needle” for a precise, safe landing. It’s hoping to unlock clues about possible life on Mars.

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NASA delivers high-def view of Venus transit

Instruments aboard NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) have captured stunning images of the June 5 and 6 transit of Venus across the Sun. The images give a fine detail view of an event that will not happen again until 2117.

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Venus set for rare solar pass

Venus will slide between the Sun and Earth next week, the last such transit for 117 years.

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Sky-watchers prepare for Transit of Venus

Next month astronomers across the world will be hoping to get a clear view of the Transit of Venus for the last time in their lives. On June 5 and 6, Venus will pass directly between Earth and the Sun, visible as a small black dot.

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