Astronomy news

• NASA has revealed its plan to live on the Moon. Here's how it would work

  27-05-2026 04:21 via abc.net.au
  
  The US space agency has outlined plans for a sprawling lunar outpost involving rovers, hopping drones and resource-extraction technology as part of a renewed race to the Moon.
  
  Read more

• New WA photo picks showcase mouse plague, magpie plight and tank art

  30-05-2026 01:59 via abc.net.au
  
  From Perth's latest quarantine experience to a cultural burial on Rottnest Island, here are our top ABC News photos for Western Australia in May.
  
  Read more

• NASA reveals plans for living on the moon

  27-05-2026 12:10 via abc.net.au
  
  NASA has unveiled new details of its plan to build a permanently manned moon base by 2032. Norman Hermant reports.     
  
  Read more

• Australian astronaut offered place on breakthrough space flight

  25-05-2026 12:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The European Space Agency has formally extended the offer for Australia's Katherine Bennell-Pegg to join a mission that would take her to the International Space Station, but the place is not guaranteed.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• China launches astronauts into space amid new race to Moon

  25-05-2026 05:40 via abc.net.au
  
  China has launched three astronauts into space, including one who will stay for a year for a study of the long-term impacts on a human in orbit, ahead of Beijing's goal of a crewed Moon landing by 2030.
  
  Read more

• China launches Shenzhou-23 with astronauts aboard

  25-05-2026 05:00 via abc.net.au
  
  China’s Shenzhou-23 spaceship blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre with three astronauts aboard.
  
  Read more

• 'Is that a UFO?' Suspected meteor lights up skies across NSW

  21-05-2026 23:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Colourful streaks across the skies have been spotted from Bondi to Canberra as a "fireball" meteor passed through the atmosphere overnight.
  
  Read more

• 'Is that a UFO?': Suspected meteor lights up skies across NSW

  21-05-2026 23:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Colourful streaks across the skies have been spotted from Bondi to Canberra as a "fireball" meteor passed through the atmosphere overnight.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• 'Is that a UFO?' Suspected meteor lights up night sky

  21-05-2026 23:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Colourful streaks across the sky have been spotted across eastern Australia as a "fireball" meteor passed through the atmosphere.
   
  
  Read more

• The darkness of a Tasmanian town's night sky could be protected

  17-05-2026 00:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The northern Tasmanian town of Ross is working to protect its night sky, a years-long process that would see it formally recognised for its darkness and clarity.
  
  Read more

• Solar eclipse to attract thousands to 'middle of nowhere' in 2028

  13-05-2026 03:07 via abc.net.au
  
  One of the longest solar eclipses this century, albeit for five minutes, is set to put the remote East Kimberley on the world map.
  
  Read more

• Traffic camera captures 'spectacular' meteor over Tasmania

  11-05-2026 03:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmanians across the state reported seeing the bright lights of a meteor last night. Astronomer Martin George says the spectacle was typical of a natural object burning up in the atmosphere.
  
  Read more

• Traffic camera captures 'huge and so bright, so fast' meteor over Tasmania

  11-05-2026 03:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmanians across the state reported seeing the bright lights of a meteor last night. Astronomer Martin George says the spectacle was typical of a natural object burning up in the atmosphere.
  
  Read more

• 'Spectacular' meteor lights up sky as it breaks up over Tasmania

  11-05-2026 03:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmanians across the state reported seeing the bright lights of a meteor last night. Astronomer Martin George says the spectacle was typical of a natural object burning up in the atmosphere.
  
  Read more

• Trump releases UFO files in 'unprecedented transparency'

  09-05-2026 00:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The US government releases 160 previously classified files on alleged UFO sightings and alien life, including a photo of "unidentified phenomena" taken from the Moon's surface in 1969.
  
  Read more

• Meteor shower, a comet and the Moon: What's in the sky tonight

  05-05-2026 04:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The Moon will outshine May's annual meteor shower, but there are other things to look for in the sky including a beautiful comet. 
  
  Read more

• Meteor shower, a comet and the Moon: What's in the sky this month

  05-05-2026 04:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The Moon will outshine May's annual meteor shower, but there are other things to look for in the sky this month, including a beautiful comet. 
  
  Read more

• Engineering students launch rocket to 10,000 feet in Australian outback

  02-05-2026 04:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Students with space industry aspirations successfully launch a rocket 10,000 feet in the air in regional Australia.
  
  Read more

• Sea creatures, strange finds and physical feats feature in WA photo wrap

  01-05-2026 00:16 via abc.net.au
  
  From dawn services to record-breaking swims, here are our top photo picks for Western Australia in April.
  
  Read more

• Prospector finds ancient cosmic debris in 'the middle of nowhere'

  20-04-2026 06:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The object formed when a meteorite slammed into Earth more than 800,000 years ago.
  
  Read more

• Prospector finds 800,000 year old australite

  20-04-2026 06:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The object formed when a meteorite slammed into Earth more than 800,000 years ago.
  
  Read more

• Prospector couldn't believe his luck when he found rare australite

  20-04-2026 06:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The object formed when a meteorite slammed into Earth more than 800,000 years ago.
  
  Read more

• Potentially 800,000 year old Australite found in WA Goldfields

  20-04-2026 06:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Jim Miles found the rare cosmic debris while metal detecting about 150 kilometres north-east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder in Western Australia's Goldfields.
  
  Read more

• Aurora chasers hit the road as WA activity slows

  19-04-2026 00:25 via abc.net.au
  
  For Leonie and Dean McFaull, fuel prices aren't stopping them crossing the country to add to their capture of more than 100 auroras.
  
  Read more

• Back on Earth, Artemis II crew still finding their footing

  17-04-2026 01:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The astronauts say their lunar flyby puts NASA in a much better position for a crewed Moon landing in two years and an eventual Moon base.
  
  Read more

• Backyard astronomer who helped to discover 100 distant planets awarded medal

  13-04-2026 08:46 via abc.net.au
  
  From a backyard observatory in regional Victoria, Gippsland astronomer Chris Stockdale spends his nights helping confirm distant planets by tracking tiny changes in starlight that reveal new worlds beyond our solar system.
  
  Read more

• Scientists warn of astronomy brain drain after telescope deal is axed

  12-04-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The Artemis II mission used space technology developed in Australia, but experts fear the axing of a multimillion-dollar telescope partnership may stifle innovation and astronomy.
  
  Read more

• 'Missed opportunity': Astronomers lament loss of telescope partnership

  12-04-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The Artemis II mission used space technology developed in Australia, but experts fear the axing of a multimillion-dollar telescope partnership may stifle innovation and astronomy.
  
  Read more

• Artemis II crew speak publicly for first time since splashdown

  12-04-2026 02:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen describe their experiences aboard the Orion space capsule on a voyage to the far side of the Moon. 
  
  Read more

• 'This was not easy': Artemis II crew's first comments

  12-04-2026 01:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Artemis crew members have described their mission as "the greatest dream on Earth" after landing on Saturday and setting a new deep-space travel record.
  
  Read more

Follow @AstronomyNewsAU on Twitter!