Astronomy
Mysterious superfast object from beyond our solar system rockets towards the sun
The ultra-rare object is travelling at about 245,000 kilometres an hour and will fly deep into the solar system, skimming past Mars.
- Angus Dalton
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Astronomers investigate mystery ‘interstellar’ object speeding through our solar system
A telescope in Chile spotted what initially looked like an unknown asteroid on a highly eccentric path that might come close to Earth’s orbit.
- Kenneth Chang
A new telescope will find billions of asteroids, galaxies and stars
The Vera Rubin Observatory has cemented its status as a rising star, revealing unprecedented detail captured by the biggest digital camera ever built.
- The Economist
The ‘Strawberry Moon’ will soar to heights not seen in nearly 20 years
The June full moon will reach full strength on Wednesday evening, and bring with it the chance of a spectacular icy event.
- Josefine Ganko
Green fireball explodes in city sky as annual meteor shower hits Australia’s east coast
Dramatic dashcam footage captured this week showed something that wouldn’t be out of place in a sci-fi film – space coming to Earth. Here’s how to watch the magic in real life.
- Bronte Gossling
Forty kilometres a second: Fireball lights up the sky over Brisbane
It lit up the night sky all across south-east Queensland and northern NSW overnight, yet the meteor that caused Monday night’s fireball was probably just the size of your fist.
- Cameron Atfield
Scientists find strongest evidence yet of life on an alien planet
In a potential landmark discovery, scientists have detected the chemical fingerprints of gases that on Earth are produced only by biological processes.
- Will Dunham
Why Saturn’s rings have disappeared, and when they’ll be back
Amateur astronomers have lost one of the jewels of the night sky – the rings of Saturn.
- Cameron Atfield
Mystery behind ‘alien’ space signals appears solved
Scientists have pinpointed the origins of a radio wave from space and found it to be suspiciously close to a neutron star.
- Sarah Knapton
- Tony Wright’s column
- Christmas
A cold moon on a hot night: the cosmos abides beyond worldly horrors
As Christmas approaches, a rare full moon illuminates the sky, reminding us of our restless, insignificant place within an orderly cycle of the universe.
- Tony Wright
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