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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.
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Timeline of space exploration
Starting in 1957, human (and dog) exploration of space has led to a new understanding of our place in the universe.
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Aussie scientists transmit first Mars images
Just like we played a crucial role in the Moon landing, Aussie scientists have helped relay the first Mars images.
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New spiral galaxy one of the oldest in the universe
One of the older galaxies in the universe has been found and its pattern is much smoother than typical ‘lumpy’ galaxies.
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Another small moon for Pluto…
Pluto may have been dumped from the planet club, but astronomers have just discovered it’s one up on moons.