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Massive versions of Earth have been found. And billions more may be out there

Scientists say these super-Earths could be even better equipped for sustaining life than the world we live on..

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One of the newly discovered super-Earths, TOI-1452b, might be covered in a deep ocean and could be conducive to life.

Last supermoon of 2022 set to light up Aussie skies

Stargazers are in for a treat on Friday morning as the spectacular sight illuminates the sky.

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In Saxony, Dresden, the buck moon rises in the evening behind the dome of the Kunstakedemie, July 13, 2022.

What happens when galaxies collide? A jaw-dropping visual of our epic eventual fate

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This image from the Gemini North telescope in Hawai???i reveals a pair of interacting spiral galaxies ??? NGC 4568 (bottom) and NGC 4567 (top) ??? as they begin to clash and merge. The galaxies will eventually form a single elliptical galaxy in around 500 million years.

July’s supermoon was fodder for photographers. Here are 10 of the best and brightest Buck Moon snaps

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A supermoon is seen with the Aboriginal flag in Sydney, Thirsday, July 14, 2022. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

Mysterious radio signal from space with ‘heartbeat’ pattern detected

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A mysterious radio burst with a pattern similar to a heartbeat has been detected in space.

A strawberry supermoon will light up the sky tonight. Here’s when to look up

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The strawberry full moon looks enormous over the ancient marble temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion.