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A flight-illuminated path and the Milky Way are appearing in the night sky during the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, which is peaking in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, on May 5, 2024. The Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower is an annual event caused by Earth passing through debris left behind by Halley's Comet. Named after the constellation Aquarius, these meteors are streaking across the sky at high speeds, creating a dazzling display of shooting stars. Best observed in the predawn hours away from city lights, it is a mesmerizing celestial event cherished by skywatchers worldwide. (Photo by Thilina Kaluthotage/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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How Aussies can catch one of the best meteor showers

The Eta Aquariids meteor shower is set to light up Aussie skies in a stunning display. Here’s when and where to catch the celestial show.

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Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have used a hammer and chisel to carefully extract an adventurous 12-week-old puppy, stuck in a wall below a house today at Merrylands, in Sydney’s west., “Lulu”, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, got her head stuck in a concrete block at the home in Chelsea Street, just after midday. picture: NSW Fire and Rescue

Hero firefighters free trapped puppy Lulu

Hero firefighters have saved an adventurous 12-week old puppy after she became stuck beneath a Sydney home.

A white wallaby caught in Kent, UK. Picture: RSPCA

UK stunned, ultra-rare Aussie animal appears

Animal welfare officers are investigating how the rare animal came to be on the loose in an unexpected place.

West Australian woman Jasmine Warneford filmed herself being dragged underwater by a tiger shark. Picture: Facebook

Horror moment woman dragged underwater

GoPro footage has captured a woman spearfishing off a remote West Australian beach being dragged underwater by a tiger shark.

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