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• Pictured: Lunar eclipse 2025 from around the world

  14-03-2025 15:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Photos from across the world have emerged of a 'blood moon' during a rare lunar eclipse. 
  
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• Mike Fincke reveals himself as the sick astronaut evacuated from space

  27-02-2026 03:52 via abc.net.au
  
  The 58-year-old spaceflight veteran has identified himself as the astronaut whose illness prompted NASA's first-ever medical evacuation. 
  
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• New image reveals 'extraordinary' detail of Milky Way's central zone

  25-02-2026 19:38 via abc.net.au
  A new photo taken by the world's most powerful telescope shows a six-quadrillion-kilometre span of our galaxy.  
  
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• NASA set to launch humans around Moon for first time in 50 years

  20-02-2026 22:30 via abc.net.au
  
  NASA's Artemis II mission may launch in early March. If successful, it will be the first time humans have flown beyond the Moon in more than 50 years.
  
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• NASA delays mission to the Moon, a day after flagging March launch

  20-02-2026 22:30 via abc.net.au
  
  NASA's Artemis II mission, set to be the first time humans have flown beyond the Moon in more than 50 years, has been delayed again.
  
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• After more than 50 years, humans are set to return to the Moon

  20-02-2026 22:30 via abc.net.au
  
  NASA's Artemis II mission may launch in early March. If successful, it will be the first time humans have flown beyond the Moon in more than 50 years.
  
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• Trump wants federal agencies to release files on UFOs

  20-02-2026 10:51 via abc.net.au
  
  US President Donald Trump says he will direct federal agencies to begin "identifying and releasing" government files related to UFOs and aliens.
  
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• Trump orders release of files on aliens after Obama's 'classified' slip

  20-02-2026 10:51 via abc.net.au
  
  US President Donald Trump says he will direct federal agencies to begin "identifying and releasing" government files related to UFOs and aliens.
  
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• New space company launches with plans for high-tech outback hub

  17-02-2026 21:42 via abc.net.au
  
  A new company sets its sights on the Australian outback, with bold ambitions of creating a high-tech hub capable of communicating with outer space.
  
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• The engineer trying to stop NASA's Artemis II launch going around the Moon

  17-02-2026 19:30 via abc.net.au
  
  After years of delays, NASA's Artemis II mission is aiming to launch next month. But issues with the heat shield are causing some to raise the alarm. 
  
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• NASA 'playing Russian roulette' with astronauts' lives, ex-engineer says

  17-02-2026 19:30 via abc.net.au
  
  After years of delays, NASA's Artemis II mission is aiming to launch next month. But issues with the heat shield are causing some to raise the alarm. 
  
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• New crew launched to International Space Station after medical evacuation

  13-02-2026 15:11 via abc.net.au
  
  The US, French and Russian astronauts are expected to complete the mission in eight to nine months.
  
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• NASA delays Moon mission by at least a month due to hydrogen leak

  04-02-2026 01:54 via abc.net.au
  
  A hydrogen leak has pushed back NASA's plans to launch the Artemis II mission to send humans around the Moon to March, at the earliest.
  
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• First crewed mission around the Moon in 53 years delayed by leak

  04-02-2026 01:54 via abc.net.au
  
  A hydrogen leak has pushed back NASA's plans to launch the Artemis II mission to send humans around the Moon to March, at the earliest.
  
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• 'Massive, bright' light seen in Victorian skies — but it's not a meteor

  03-02-2026 00:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Keen observers reported a "massive, bright orange meteor" streaking across the sky, but one astronomer says it was likely to be space debris from a Starlink satellite.
  
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• 'Massive, bright' light in Victorian skies likely to be space debris

  03-02-2026 00:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Keen observers reported a "massive, bright orange meteor" streaking across the sky, but one astronomer says it was likely to be space debris from a Starlink satellite.
  
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• Researchers discover 'potentially habitable' Earth-sized planet candidate

  28-01-2026 00:17 via abc.net.au
  
  An international team of astronomers led from regional Queensland finds an exoplanet 150 light-years away with a 50 per cent chance of having liquid water on its surface.
  
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• Talent is being left on the 'launch pad', space trailblazer warns

  26-01-2026 04:49 via abc.net.au
  
  The 2026 Australian of the Year — astronaut and space engineer Katherine Bennell-Pegg — is a strong advocate for STEM education, but fears too much talent is being left on the "launch pad".
  
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• Talent is being 'left on the launch pad', new Australian of the Year warns

  26-01-2026 04:49 via abc.net.au
  
  The 2026 Australian of the Year — astronaut and space engineer Katherine Bennell-Pegg — is a strong advocate for STEM education, but fears too much talent is being left on the "launch pad".
  
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• Spectacular aurora australis seen across Australia

  20-01-2026 23:32 via abc.net.au
  
  A severe geomagnetic storm has hit Earth, providing for a colourful light show in Australia's skies.
  
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• Spectacular aurora australis ripples across Australian skies

  20-01-2026 23:32 via abc.net.au
  
  A severe geomagnetic storm has hit Earth, providing for a colourful light show in Australia's skies.
  
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• 'Off the charts' aurora australis puts on spectacular show across Australia

  20-01-2026 23:32 via abc.net.au
  
  A severe geomagnetic storm has hit Earth, painting a colourful cosmic display in Australia's skies.
  
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• Astronauts return from ISS with sick crew member

  15-01-2026 10:33 via abc.net.au
  
  For the first time, four astronauts are about to splash down on Earth after having to leave the International Space Station early because of a medical issue on board. 
  
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• Four astronauts splashdown back to Earth after medical evacuation from ISS

  15-01-2026 09:49 via abc.net.au
  
  A SpaceX capsule splashes down back to Earth carrying four astronauts from the International Space Station, after a medical issue prompted them to evacuate and cut their mission a month short.
  
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• Breaking: Four astronauts splash down back to Earth after medical evacuation from ISS

  15-01-2026 09:49 via abc.net.au
  
  A SpaceX capsule splashes down back to Earth carrying four astronauts from the International Space Station, after a medical issue prompted them to evacuate and cut their mission a month short.
  
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• Astronauts return to Earth in NASA’s first medical evacuation

  15-01-2026 09:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Four International Space Station crew members have returned to Earth, after the first ever medical evacuation in the orbital lab's history.
  
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• Sick astronaut starts journey to Earth from International Space Station

  15-01-2026 01:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The Crew Dragon capsule has undocked from the International Space Station carrying four astronauts, one of whom has a "serious medical condition", and is on its way back to Earth.
  
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• Moment SpaceX spacecraft with sick astronaut undocks from ISS

  15-01-2026 01:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The SpaceX Dragon Endeavor departs the International Space Station with Crew-11 including a sick astronaut.
  
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• Skies will light up again tonight — but this time, it won't be from fireworks

  02-01-2026 20:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Stargazers will be treated with a supersized wolf moon for the first weekend of the year. Here's what to know. 
  
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• Skies to light up with extra large wolf moon tonight

  02-01-2026 20:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Stargazers will be treated with a supersized wolf moon for the first weekend of the year. Here's what to know. 
  
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