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The sky lit up in parts of Australia’s east coast overnight.

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

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The Aurora Australias as seen in Sutherlands near Eudunda, South Australia.

‘I’m lost for words’: Spectacular aurora paints Australian skies

Friday night’s aurora australis was the most dramatic display since May, and the most impressive in 15 years before that.

  • Harriet Alexander and Liam Mannix
A composite image of Bureau of Meteorology Andrew Johnson and former employee Jasmine Chambers who won an unfair dismissal case in 2024.

BoM loses illegal sacking case as staff condemn ‘toxic’ and ‘chaotic’ culture

A judge has criticised chief executive Andrew Johnson’s management style, while current and former staff claim they were gagged over climate change.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Nick O'Malley
Aurora lights pictured about 8pm on Tuesday at Kilcunda, near Phillip Island.

Dazzling aurora australis light show possible in Victoria tonight

“Several coronal mass ejections” from the sun could trigger a geomagnetic storm, the weather bureau said.

  • Lachlan Abbott
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Record-breaking weather system brings rain and freezing mornings

Rain in Sydney and record-breaking cold in Victoria is down to an abnormal anticyclone that could go down in history.

  • Angus Dalton
A view of the aurora australis.

Why Victorians should keep looking to the night sky to be dazzled

After the aurora australis phenomenon painted our skies pink and green, a new celestial delight is headed our way (but it could be more fickle).

  • Benjamin Preiss
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A view of the aurora australis from Campbells Cove in Werribee South, Melbourne.

Aurora australis a Sunday no-show, but bright lights could return this year

Stargazers flocked to bayside Melbourne and coastal Victoria overnight hoping to enjoy aurora australis, but sadly, there was no repeat show of Saturday’s extraordinary light show. 

  • Madeleine Heffernan and Ashleigh McMillan
Sky’s the limit: this photo of two people watching the aurora australis light up a southern Tasmanian beach about 5am on Saturday was taken on a digital camera.

Shoot the aurora australis like a pro – even on a smartphone

These stunning photos of the southern lights were taken by a professional, but most smartphones can take top shots too.

  • Carolyn Webb
The aurora australis (southern lights) over Williamstown, Melbourne on Saturday.

Aurora australis stuns Australian stargazers – and you can still watch it

Don’t fret if you missed out on seeing the southern lights that dazzled Australians on Saturday night – you’ll have another chance tonight.

  • Ashleigh McMillan
Eddie Jim captured the dazzling aurora australis in a timelapse from Doncaster, Melbourne.
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Aurora australis over Melbourne

Eddie Jim captured the dazzling aurora australis in a timelapse from Doncaster, Melbourne.

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