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There will be no General Meeting for September because of the Border Stargaze.... > Read More

A wave of violent space weather has begun rolling over the Earth after a huge explosion on the sun. Scientists say the wave of supercharged gas should buffet the natural magnetic shield protecti... > Read More

Astronomers have found the largest star yet detected - up to 20 million times brighter than the Sun - using the Very Large Telescope in Chile. Named R136a1, the star is thought to have started off wi... > Read More

The moon's interior may harbor 100 times more water than previous estimates, according to a new study that took a fresh look at samples of moon rocks collected by Apollo astronauts nearly 40 years ago... > Read More

The Asteroid Explorer "HAYABUSA" successfully separated its capsule at 7:51 p.m. on June 13 (Japan Standard Time, the following times and dates are all JST,) and re-entered the atmosphere to complete ... > Read More

Astronomers have discovered a relic from the early universe -- a star that may have been among the second generation of stars to form after the Big Bang. The primitive star contains 6,000 times less h... > Read More

Despite the recent massive earthquake in central Chile, and the considerable loss of life that ensued, there is at least some good news to report. Major professional and amateur observatories have esc... > Read More

On Dec. 18th 2009, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), flew in a modified Boeing 747 at 15,000 feet for one hour and 19 minutes. For two minutes of that time, the door by the... > Read More

Less than a year after getting a major overhaul, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has snapped panoramic, full-color images that let astronomers peer more than 13 billion years back into cosmic history. ... > Read More

This stunning flash in the early morning sky is a Leonid meteor captured heading West over Lake Hume, Albury New South Wales, Australia. The image was taken with a Canon EOS 400D DSLR camera dur... > Read More

Scientists have observed the most distant object in the universe, thought to come from a star that exploded more than 13 billion years ago. The research team included Professor Mike Dopita of Mount St... > Read More

Rob McNaught recently discovered his 50th comet. He spotted it on images taken with the 20-inch (0.5-meter) Uppsala Schmidt telescope at Siding Spring Observatory. The discovery, now known formally as... > Read More

After our August 5th Annual General Meeting a ring was observed around the Moon. This ring is caused by the reflection of Moonlight (which of course is reflected sunlight) from ice cry... > Read More

The IYA2009 Malta committee has organized several astronomy events, putting an emphasis on the moon and its exploration by robotic and manned spacecraft.  During the committee’s e... > Read More

I travelled to the south eastern city of HangZhou to watch the eclipse of July 22.  The weather was hot and humid and was deteriorating.  I arrived on Monday and there were blue skies with p... > Read More

After a couple of weeks touring China our tour group along with quite a few other such groups assembled at a site about an hour's drive from Shanghai. The weather was overcast with occasional&nbs... > Read More

It can scan the sky faster and deeper than any other telescope and scientists hope it will reveal new discoveries about the solar system. Australia's newest telescope - SkyMapper - is now online and w... > Read More

You'll be hearing and seeing a lot more about the Astronomical Society of Albury Wodonga thanks to the support of local media groups. Radio 1494 2AY and The Border Mail newspaper are supporting the s... > Read More

Disclaimer: I am not a professional photographer or an experienced astro photographer. These notes are based on my trial and error attempts to shoot the night sky with a Canon eos350 Digital SLR camer... > Read More