Second solar eclipse in six months
The annular eclipse on 10 May 2013 was the last in a string of solar events visible from Australia.
The annular eclipse on 10 May 2013 was the last in a string of solar events visible from Australia.
Aussies can catch a glimpse of a so-called annular solar eclipse this week, the only one until 2035.
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An asteroid impact zone 200km across – the third largest ever discovered – has been found in South Australia.
New research suggests black holes may not grow at the same rate as their galaxies.
A fire on Sunday night damaged Siding Springs Observatory in Coonabarabran, site of the nation’s largest telescope.
Streams of charged particles stretching more than halfway across the sky have been detected by an Australian telescope.
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The clouds in far-north Queensland parted just in time for a view of the total solar eclipse.