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Astronomer turns star 31 May 2013 | 05:48 pm
Astronomer, second from left, charges to victory at Queanbeyan on Friday. Photo: Rohan Thomson Astronomer put his controversial past behind him with his second straight win, saluting in a class-one ha...
Astronomical pranks of April fools' past 1 Apr 2013 | 07:23 pm
Here are just some of the classic astronomical April Fools' jokes perpetrated in the past: In 1974, John Gribbin published The Jupiter Effect, claiming that a Grand Alignment of the planets would spel...
Astronomer Sir Patrick Moore dead, aged 89 10 Dec 2012 | 12:03 am
Sir Patrick Moore ... died aged 89. Photo: AP Tributes have been paid to the "irreplaceable" British astronomer Sir Patrick Moore who has died aged 89. The eccentric broadcaster passed away peacefully...
Mercury poisoning of Danish astronomer ruled out 15 Nov 2012 | 05:57 pm
PRAGUE (AP) -- Ever since Tycho Brahe suddenly died in 1601, there has been a mystery about whether the Dane whose celestial observations laid the groundwork for modern astronomy fell victim to natura...
Exoplanet around Alpha Centauri is nearest-ever 17 Oct 2012 | 02:08 pm
Astronomers have found the nearest planet outside our Solar System, circling one of the stars of Alpha Centauri just four light-years away. The planet has at minimum the same mass as Earth, but circle...
Hobbyist star-gazer cops amazing eyeful of Jupiter's space ball 27 Sep 2012 | 04:14 am
An amateur astronomer has captured stunning images of...
Astronomer claims to find Oldest Galaxy in the Universe 13 Jun 2012 | 02:59 pm
Tweet Using some the most powerful telescopes present on Earth surface, a team of Japanese astronomers has claimed to find the oldest galaxy in the universe. According to them this galaxy age is 12.91...
Astronomer claims to find Oldest Galaxy in the Universe 13 Jun 2012 | 11:59 am
Tweet Using some the most powerful telescopes present on Earth surface, a team of Japanese astronomers has claimed to find the oldest galaxy in the universe. According to them this galaxy age is 12.91...
Scientists Discover 'Earth's Twin Planet' 6 Dec 2011 | 03:32 pm
Scientists say they have found the most Earth-like planet ever discovered - circling a star 600 light years away. It is hoped the star, called Kepler-22b, could prove a key to the ongoing quest to lea...
Scientists Discover 'Earth's Twin Planet' 6 Dec 2011 | 06:32 am
Scientists say they have found the most Earth-like planet ever discovered - circling a star 600 light years away. It is hoped the star, called Kepler-22b, could prove a key to the ongoing quest to lea...
