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“Ghost” nebula puzzles astronomers
Experts are perplexed as to what could be lighting up the ‘boomerang’ in this spectacular nebula.
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New planet is smallest known alien world
Scientists have found a Sun-like star with seven planets, one of which is the smallest known outside our Solar System.
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Strange pulsar found by volunteer army
100,000 amateur astronomers have helped discover a rare pulsar, just by leaving their computers on.
Science & Environment
The interplanetary superhighway
Scientists consider making fuel-efficient low gravity tracks to link the stars and planets.
Science & Environment
Eclipse chasing: four minutes of bliss
Australian astronomer Mark Rigby chases an eclipse all the way to Easter Island.
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Asteroid probe returns to Earth
A space probe sent to collect the first-ever samples of an asteroid has safely returned to Earth.
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Asteroid probe to land in Australia
A Japanese spaceship with the first ever samples from an asteroid will touch down in South Australia on Sunday.
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Aussie amateur spots Jupiter impact
An impressive fireball in Jupiter’s atmosphere is the second strike recorded by an enthusiastic amateur astronomer.
History & Culture
Aboriginal astronomers: world’s oldest?
Indigenous perspectives are adding insight to western astronomical understanding of the southern night sky.
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Vast asteroid crater found in Timor Sea
The crater’s discovery may answer questions about a period of significant global cooling 35 million years ago.