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‘Galactic geysers’ blasting from Milky Way
Streams of charged particles stretching more than halfway across the sky have been detected by an Australian telescope.
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Science & Environment
10 of the best Australian observatories
A little-known fact is that Australia, a land blessed with low light pollution, has more than its fair share of great observatories.
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Clouds part for 2012 solar eclipse in Queensland
The clouds in far-north Queensland parted just in time for a view of the total solar eclipse.
Science & Environment
How to safely view a solar eclipse
Here’s how to protect your eyes when viewing a solar eclipse in Australia.
Science & Environment
Solar eclipse: chasing the shadow
Chasing solar eclipses can be seriously habit-forming. Here’s a guide to catching a glimpse of this phenomenon.
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Galactic afterburner offers cosmic clues
A supersonic jet blasting from the centre of a distant galaxy has curious similarities to the afterburner of a jet engine.
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Four-star planet discovered
Amateur astronomers have helped to find a Star Wars-like planet orbited by four suns.
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Unexpected pair of black holes confounds experts
A globular cluster of stars with two black holes settled at its core has sent astronomers back to the drawing board.
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Vale Neil Armstrong: space pioneer dies
Space has lost one of its shining stars, says Fred Watson.
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Twin galaxies to Milky Way discovered
Two distant galactic systems share a similar arrangement to the Milky Way and its orbiting Magellanic Clouds.