Astronomy
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.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
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Aurora australis over Melbourne
Eddie Jim captured the dazzling aurora australis in a timelapse from Doncaster, Melbourne.
How to see the dazzling aurora australis tonight
A stunning display of the southern lights will likely be across the nation’s south thanks to an extreme geomagnetic storm.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
‘Super-Earth’: Astronomers finally find a rocky planet with atmosphere
The planet, called 55 Cancri e or Janssen, is about 8.8 times bigger than Earth.
- by Will Dunham
From Melbourne to the moon, Victorians seek space in lunar industry
Australia’s space industry is finally taking off, working on everything from the country’s first lunar rover to growing plants on the moon.
- by Madeleine Heffernan
Opinion
Space
A divided America comes together for a moment that won’t return for 20 years
For almost four minutes there’s nothing but ethereal serenity. All I can see in the distance is the black silhouette of the moon surrounded by the pearly glow of the sun’s corona.
- by Farrah Tomazin
‘It’s so dark’: Millions watch as total solar eclipse races across North America
It was the continent’s biggest eclipse audience ever, with a couple of hundred million people living in or near the shadow’s path.
- by Marcia Dunn
Astronomers may have got dark energy all wrong. It’s great news for the universe
Dark energy was assumed to be a constant force throughout cosmic history. New data suggests it’s more changeable, possibly upending long-standing doom predictions.
- by Dennis Overbye
‘We’re tipped over’: First private lunar lander ends up on its side
The company that built the six-footed lander initially said the Odysseus lander, the first US moon landing in more than 50 years, was upright after touchdown.
- by Marcia Dunn