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This ice moon could be a ‘stealth’ ocean world hospitable to life

Its appearance has been compared to the ‘Death Star’ from Star Wars. But what secrets does this moon hold?

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Saturn’s small moon Mimas (left) likely has something in common with its larger neighbor Enceladus (right): an internal ocean beneath a thick icy surface.

Comet Leonard is lighting up Australian skies - here’s how to see it

Comet Leonard is wowing Australian sky-gazers as it blazes across the solar system - but you don’t have much time left to see it.

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Comet Leonard was captured streaking across the skies of Turkey on December 11, 2021.

TIME FLIES: Why a year on this exoplanet only lasts about EIGHT HOURS

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This illustration shows the exoplanet GJ 367b in a close orbit around its star.

FLOWER MOON IN BLOOM: When and where to watch Friday night’s blood red lunar eclipse

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File image of a blood moon in 2018.

PICTURED: Stunning shots as Aussie sky gazers marvel at blood moon

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The blood red 'flower moon' is seen above Brisbane's Story Bridge on Friday evening.

Astronomers may have found a planet beyond the Milky Way for first time

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The possible planet was discovered in a spiral galaxy called Messier 51, which is more than 23 million light-years from Earth.