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| UpdatedStargazers converged on a remote hill in Central Australia to view a spectacular annular eclipse.
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| UpdatedThe spinning vortex of Saturn's north polar storm.
Topics: the-universe, planets-and-asteroids, united-states
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| UpdatedAstronomer Fred Watson speaks to Kumi Taguchi.
Topics: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, australia
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| UpdatedStargazers in SA were treated to an unusual sight streaming across the heavens last night.
Topics: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, sa, adelaide-5000, renmark-5341
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| UpdatedAn asteroid the size of an Olympic swimming pool has raced past Earth at a distance of 27,000 kilometres - the closest ever recorded fly-by for such a large object.
Topics: planets-and-asteroids, astronomy-space, science-and-technology, australia, united-states
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| UpdatedABC science guru Dr Karl Kruszelnicki discusses the potential uses of mining asteroids.
Topics: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, australia
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| UpdatedAn asteroid will zoom past Earth next week in what NASA says will be the closest flyby ever predicted for an object of its size.
Topics: planets-and-asteroids, astronomy-space, science-and-technology, australia
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| UpdatedScientists have been surprised by the unexpected discovery of a nearby planetary system using a new experimental technique.
Topics: planets-and-asteroids, stars, astronomy-space, science-and-technology, university-of-new-south-wales-2052, nsw, australia, united-kingdom, united-states, chile
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| UpdatedAsteroids and comets that have collided with the Moon not only pitted its surface but also severely fractured its crust, according to NASA researchers.
Topics: the-moon, science-and-technology, astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, united-states
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| UpdatedScience curator at Sydney's Powerhouse Museum, Kerrie Dougherty, explains the discovery ice on Mercury.
Topics: astronomy-space, astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, australia
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| UpdatedDust storm in Mars' southern hemisphere.
Topics: planets-and-asteroids
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An eclipse chaser will spend the next two weeks in Cairns in far north Queensland interviewing residents about their "eclipse experience".
Topics: planets-and-asteroids, people, cairns-4870
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| UpdatedAstronomers have detected what could be a rogue planet wandering all alone through deep space without a host star.
Topics: planets-and-asteroids, astronomy-space, science-and-technology, france, university-of-new-south-wales-2052, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedStargazers in Darwin rose before the sun to see a partial solar eclipse over the city.
People gathered at Stokes Hill Wharf to catch a glimpse of the rare phenomenon, where 88 per cent of the sun was covered by the moon.
Topics: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, darwin-0800
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| UpdatedEclipse-watchers in Longreach in central-west Qld plan to use welding helmets to watch the celestial spectacle on November 14, 2012.
Topics: planets-and-asteroids, rural, longreach-4730
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| UpdatedA rare total solar eclipse has thrilled tens of thousands of skygazers across regional Queensland this morning.
Topics: planets-and-asteroids, people, community-development, port-douglas-4871, cairns-4870, longreach-4730, mackay-4740, mareeba-4880, rockhampton-4700, townsville-4810, hervey-bay-4655, bundaberg-4670
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| UpdatedAuthorities say overcast weather could mean people heading to Cairns in far north Queensland for tomorrow morning's solar eclipse could struggle to see the phenomenon.
Topics: planets-and-asteroids, people, weather, cairns-4870, townsville-4810
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Members of the International Astronomical Union are setting up in far north Queensland to watch what they believe will be an impressive total solar eclipse.
Topics: planets-and-asteroids, cairns-4870, townsville-4810
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| UpdatedNASA's Mars rover Curiosity has found soil that bears a striking resemblance to volcanic sand in Hawaii, scientists have said.
Topics: science-and-technology, astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, united-states
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| UpdatedAstronomers have found a new planet, the closest yet outside our solar system and just an astronomical stone's throw away at four light years, raising the chances of finding a habitable planet in Earth's neighbourhood.
Topics: planets-and-asteroids, space-exploration, astronomy-space, science-and-technology, switzerland
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| UpdatedAn international team of amateur and professional astronomers has discovered a planet whose skies are lit up by four suns - the first known case of such a phenomenon.
Topics: planets-and-asteroids, science-and-technology, astronomy-space, united-states
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| UpdatedA graphic shows the newly discovered planet PH1 orbiting two eclipsing stars, while a second pair of stars travels behind in the distance.
Topics: planets-and-asteroids, science-and-technology, astronomy-space, united-states
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| UpdatedForget the diamond as big as the Ritz - astronomers believe they have found one bigger than Earth.
Topics: science-and-technology, astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, united-states, france
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The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) has officially been launched by the Minister for Science, Senator Chris Evans.
Topics: rural, science-and-technology, astronomy-space, blackholes, planets-and-asteroids, telescopes, the-universe, space-exploration, spacecraft, earth-sciences, energy, stars, galaxies, the-moon, wa, australia, geraldton-6530
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| UpdatedThe Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) is launched.
Topics: rural, science-and-technology, astronomy-space, blackholes, planets-and-asteroids, telescopes, the-universe, space-exploration, spacecraft, earth-sciences, energy, stars, galaxies, the-moon, geraldton-6530, australia, wa