Astronomy
A ‘breathtaking’ blood moon will rise over Australia tonight. Here’s how you can see the eclipse
The spectacular lunar eclipse will be visible across Australia on Tuesday night, and the last seen anywhere on Earth for the next three years.
- Daniel Lo Surdo
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Biggest and brightest: The best time to be dazzled by the Beaver supermoon
November’s full moon marks the time of year when the celestial body swings closest to Earth. Here’s when you should train your eyes on the skies.
- Angus Dalton
‘What the heck is that?’ Astronomers discover strange new black-hole stars
The James Webb Space Telescope has looked back into deep time to find “rubies” or “little red dots” stretched across the universe.
- Liam Mannix
This $10 billion telescope was taking blurry pictures. Sydney students fixed it
The extraordinary James Webb Space Telescope had a major problem before two young scientists unlocked its full potential.
- Angus Dalton
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A ‘fantastic’ harvest moon kicks off a striking run of supermoons. Here’s when you can see them
The celestial splendour will kick off an exciting lunar season expected to last until the new year.
- Daniel Lo Surdo
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- Stephen Hawking
Two black holes collided 1.3 billion light years away. Australian scientists were there for the big moment
It’s the most significant leap forward in the study of black holes in decades, and proved a theory conceived by one of history’s greatest minds.
- Angus Dalton
Why you might have your star sign all wrong
News that the constellations are not in alignment with the zodiac has thrown notions of astrology and the zodiac into confusion. So, is your star sign still the same?
- Robyn Willis
Blood moon wows skygazers around the world
The rare phenomenon put on a show for Australians willing to get out of bed early, with photographers capturing its brief appearance in extraordinary images.
- Josefine Ganko
‘Quite exciting’: Meteor flash across Victoria’s sky sparks hunt for space rocks
As a dedicated bird watcher, Pete Hill normally spends his morning walk looking at the sky. But on Monday morning he looked down, searching for meteorite.
- Angus Delaney, Liam Mannix and Roy Ward
Suspected meteor lights up sky in Victoria
People in central Victoria have reported seeing a bright object in the sky and a loud bang. Credit: Barney Paton