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Newly discovered asteroid to pass Earth safely this week

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A newly discovered asteroid about the size of one to two school buses is set to make a close but harmless flyby of Earth...

US pastors briefed to brace congregations for UFO revelations

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Tennessee evangelist Perry Stone claims new government documents slated for release could upend the Christian faith. A prominent US evangelist has claimed that government officials...

Prominent ufologist and author dies in apparent suicide

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Prominent UFO researcher and author David Wilcock has reportedly died aged 53, just days after the death of writer Wynn Free, in a coincidence...

Artemis II crew return safely

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The Artemis II mission concluded successfully as NASA’s Orion capsule Integrity splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off Southern California after nearly 10 days in...

America heads back to the Moon. But there’s a big problem

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NASA’s Moon mission moves forward, but the plan behind it is collapsing. The American Orion spacecraft, part of the Artemis II mission, has reached the...

Humans already in contact with aliens – US lawmaker

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Extraterrestrial beings do not pose a threat to humanity, Tennessee Republican Representative Tim Burchett has said. Aliens have visited our planet traveling in an otherworldly...

Artemis II performs closest moon flyby amid communication loss

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The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission have ventured farther from Earth than any humans before them. The Orion spacecraft, carrying three NASA astronauts...

Artemis II astronauts capture first images of earth en route to moon

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NASA has released the first images taken by astronauts aboard the Artemis II Orion capsule as they travel toward the moon, with commander Reid...

JD Vance says UFOs may be ‘Demons’

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US Vice President J.D. Vance has suggested that aliens could be “demons” and pledged to examine classified government files on unidentified flying objects. Speaking in...

Russia starts putting Starlink rival into orbit (Video)

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The Rassvet network aims to deliver broadband internet to remote areas and aircraft in flight. A Russian private space company has successfully placed into orbit...

Six-planet parade to light up twilight skies

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A rare celestial display is set to take place this Saturday as six planets line up in a striking “planetary parade,” visible worldwide under...

NASA Chief slams Boeing failures

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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has sharply criticised Boeing following the troubled debut of its Starliner crew capsule, describing serious technical and management failures that...

Aliens are ‘real’ – Obama

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No extraterrestrial specimens are kept at Area 51, a secretive military base, though, according to the former US president. Former US President Barack Obama has...

Russia to launch rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink – space chief

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More than 300 satellites will be put into orbit by Moscow, Roscosmos head Dmitry Bakanov has said. Russia will launch its own satellite internet network...

ISS crew touches down after mystery medical evacuation

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This marks the first time a mission has returned ahead of schedule for medical reasons in the station’s 25-year history. Four astronauts returned to Earth...

NASA to bring ISS crew home early after astronaut medical issue

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NASA has announced it will return the four-member Crew-11 mission from the International Space Station about a month earlier than planned after one astronaut...

Russia sets 2036 target for moon power station

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Russia says it plans to deploy a power station on the Moon by 2036 after signing a long-term contract to develop the project. The country’s...

India launches heaviest commercial satellite into orbit (Video)

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India has successfully launched its heaviest-ever commercial communications satellite, marking a major milestone for its expanding space industry. The Indian Space Research Organisation’s LVM3 ‘Baahubali’...

SpaceX pushes back against claims Starship blast endangered passenger flights

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SpaceX has strongly disputed claims that an early-year Starship test explosion put commercial aircraft in serious danger, accusing the Wall Street Journal of publishing...

Rocket Lab lands $1.4b U.S. defence contract

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Rocket Lab has secured the largest contract in its history, signing an US$816 million deal with the United States Space Development Agency to build...

Major solar storm lights up skies across Northern Hemisphere (Video)

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A major solar storm — the second-strongest in five years — has struck Earth, lasting more than 40 hours and producing vivid Aurora Borealis...

Chinese astronauts’ return delayed after debris strike

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The return of three Chinese astronauts from the Tiangong space station has been postponed after their Shenzhou-20 capsule was reportedly damaged by space debris,...

Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS defies laws of physics

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An object believed to have entered the Solar System from interstellar space is drawing intense scientific scrutiny after a Chile-based survey flagged its unusually...

Researchers note ‘strange plasma storms’ and satellite failures

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An alarming sequence of events over the past nine days has raised red flags in the space weather and scientific communities. The Bureau of Meteorology...

Scientists say giant interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could be ‘alien technology’

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Astronomers have identified interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as significantly larger than previously thought, estimating its mass at over 33 billion tons and its nucleus wider...

NZ and Australia put $5.3m into joint space projects

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Three new trans-Tasman space projects have secured up to $5.3 million in funding to advance satellite technology with applications ranging from maritime awareness to...

NASA targets February 2026 for Artemis II moon mission

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NASA has announced it could launch the Artemis II mission as early as February 2026, sending four astronauts on a ten-day journey around the...

Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell dies at 97

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American astronaut Jim Lovell, best known as commander of the ill-fated 1970 Apollo 13 mission, has died at 97, NASA announced. Lovell and crewmates Jack...

Trump seeking alternative to Musk’s SpaceX – Reuters

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The US has reportedly expanded its search for Golden Dome contractors in light of the president’s feud with his former ally. The White House has...

China’s Tiangong space station welcomes Tianzhou-9 with food and science payloads

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China's Tianzhou-9 cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the rear port of the orbiting Tiangong space station's Tianhe core module at 8:52 am on Tuesday,...

Collins silent as $32m NZ methane satellite mission fails amid transparency concerns

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Space Minister Judith Collins is facing criticism for refusing to comment on the failure of New Zealand's first taxpayer-funded satellite, MethaneSAT, which lost communication...

Musk threatens to paralyse US space programme

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The SpaceX CEO said he would decommission the only US spacecraft certified to fly American astronauts. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has claimed that his company...

NZ to launch “space squadron” amid rising global threats – Collins

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Defence Minister Judith Collins has announced New Zealand will revive its World War II-era 62 Squadron as a new "space unit", reflecting the country's...

USSR-launched spacecraft falls into Indian Ocean

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A Venus probe re-entered Earth’s atmosphere after 53 years in orbit. A Soviet spacecraft launched in 1972 has crashed into the Indian Ocean, according to...

Ukraine seeking arrest of man aboard space station

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Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Zubritsky is listed in the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s database of draft dodgers and is wanted for treason. Ukrainian-born Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Zubritsky,...

Meteorite fireball seen over South Island

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South Islanders witnessed a spectacular fireball streaking across the sky near Wānaka late last night, followed by a loud sonic boom as a meteorite...

India launches space docking experiment (Video)

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The mission aims to demonstrate a key technology the country will need to build its own orbital station. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully...

China creating large-scale system of commercial remote sensing satellites – reports

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China is creating a group of commercial remote sensing satellites, which will include more than 100 devices, Chinese newspaper China Daily reported. Chinese satellite Internet...

Trump chooses billionaire space tourist to run NASA

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Jared Isaacman has led two private spaceflights through SpaceX, in 2021 and 2024. US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Jared Isaacman, the billionaire CEO of...

Boeing considers selling off troubled space ventures amid financial struggles

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Boeing is reportedly contemplating selling parts of its NASA-related space business, including the problematic Starliner program and certain support operations for the International Space...

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