<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Astronomy - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Astronomy news with just one click. Don’t miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-au</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Commonwealth makes offer to send Australian of the Year to space]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government has submitted an offer to the European Space Agency (ESA) to send Australian of the Year Katherine Bennell-Pegg to the International Space Station.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/commonwealth-makes-offer-to-send-australian-of-the-year-to-space/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/commonwealth-makes-offer-to-send-australian-of-the-year-to-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: Commonwealth makes offer to send Australian of the Year to space]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government has submitted an offer to the European Space Agency (ESA) to send Australian of the Year Katherine Bennell-Pegg to the International Space Station, federal science minister Tim Ayres has confirmed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/breaking-commonwealth-makes-offer-to-send-australian-of-the-year-to-space/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/breaking-commonwealth-makes-offer-to-send-australian-of-the-year-to-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA's AI tools for moon landings could be used by Aussie businesses, says space agency's Jeevan Perera]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA manager Jeevan Perera says although business and space are very different environments, the underlying AI management challenge is similar. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/nasas-ai-tools-for-moon-landings-could-be-used-by-aussie-businesses-says-space-agencys-jeevan-perera/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/nasas-ai-tools-for-moon-landings-could-be-used-by-aussie-businesses-says-space-agencys-jeevan-perera/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SA remains committed to sending Australian of the Year to space]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Australia will still support a proposed mission to send European-trained astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg to the International Space Station, despite most other states and territories declining to do the same.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/sa-remains-committed-to-sending-australian-of-the-year-to-space/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/sa-remains-committed-to-sending-australian-of-the-year-to-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan launches historic sample-return mission to Mars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japan has launched a rocket in a historic sample-return mission to Mars' moon Phobos.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/japan-launches-historic-sample-return-mission-to-mars/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/japan-launches-historic-sample-return-mission-to-mars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clock ticking on funding to launch Australian of the Year to space]]></title><description><![CDATA[The countdown is on for the federal government to decide if it will accept an European Space Agency offer to send Australian of the Year Katherine Bennell-Pegg to the International Space Station.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/clock-ticking-on-funding-to-launch-australian-of-the-year-to-space/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/clock-ticking-on-funding-to-launch-australian-of-the-year-to-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's timekeepers will vote to ditch the 'leap second' this week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clocks occasionally go backwards for a second to keep Earth time in sync with the stars. But the powers that govern time measurement are about to vote to end the practice.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/worlds-timekeepers-will-vote-to-ditch-the-leap-second-this-week/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/worlds-timekeepers-will-vote-to-ditch-the-leap-second-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's timekeepers will vote to ditch 'leap second' this week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clocks occasionally go backwards for a second to keep Earth time in sync with the stars. But the powers that govern time measurement are about to vote to end the practice. &nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/worlds-timekeepers-will-vote-to-ditch-leap-second-this-week/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/worlds-timekeepers-will-vote-to-ditch-leap-second-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a 50-year-old treaty stands between billionaires and the Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[No longer content with simply reaching the Moon, billionaires and major world powers have dived into a new space race. What comes next is not entirely clear.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/how-a-50-year-old-treaty-stands-between-billionaires-and-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/how-a-50-year-old-treaty-stands-between-billionaires-and-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billionaires want to colonise the Moon but whether they can is complicated]]></title><description><![CDATA[No longer content with simply reaching the Moon, billionaires and major world powers have dived into a new space race. What comes next is not entirely clear.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/billionaires-want-to-colonise-the-moon-but-whether-they-can-is-complicated/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/billionaires-want-to-colonise-the-moon-but-whether-they-can-is-complicated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA's SpaceX crew 12 steps out of space capsule]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's SpaceX crew 12 steps out of the space capsule after a successful splash down into the Pacific Ocean.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/nasas-spacex-crew-12-steps-out-of-space-capsule/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/nasas-spacex-crew-12-steps-out-of-space-capsule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA's SpaceX crew 12 splashes down into Pacific Ocean from ISS]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's SpaceX crew 12 has splashed down into the Pacific Ocean from the International Space Station.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/nasas-spacex-crew-12-splashes-down-into-pacific-ocean-from-iss/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/nasas-spacex-crew-12-splashes-down-into-pacific-ocean-from-iss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radio telescope detects 10 billion-year-old signal from early universe]]></title><description><![CDATA[A newly discovered fast radio burst from 3 billion years after the big bang is among the most mysterious objects in astronomy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/radio-telescope-detects-10-billion-year-old-signal-from-early-universe/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/radio-telescope-detects-10-billion-year-old-signal-from-early-universe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It took 10 billion years for this signal from the early universe to reach us]]></title><description><![CDATA[A newly discovered fast radio burst from 3 billion years after the big bang is among the most mysterious objects in astronomy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/it-took-10-billion-years-for-this-signal-from-the-early-universe-to-reach-us/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/it-took-10-billion-years-for-this-signal-from-the-early-universe-to-reach-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA’s SpaceX crew departs International Space Station]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA&rsquo;s SpaceX crew undocks from the International Space Station as they head back to Earth.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/nasas-spacex-crew-departs-international-space-station/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/nasas-spacex-crew-departs-international-space-station/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA Crew-12 astronauts return to Earth after 8 months in space]]></title><description><![CDATA[The team splashed down in a SpaceX capsule, after 237 days of conducting orbital research and lab maintenance on the International Space Station.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/nasa-crew-12-astronauts-return-to-earth-after-8-months-in-space/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/astronomy/nasa-crew-12-astronauts-return-to-earth-after-8-months-in-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another NASA crew is coming home. 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