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• The US has admitted deploying weapons in space and China is sounding the alarm

  15-09-2026 17:49 via abc.net.au
  
  The revelation by Washington confirmed an open secret but the timing of the announcement risked exacerbating tensions with Beijing and the risk of a weapons race in space.
  
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• NASA scientist's chance Moon discovery reveals once-in-a-lifetime crater

  17-09-2026 10:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Wider and about as deep as the Roman Colosseum, researchers believe the newly-discovered McGetchin crater was formed after a powerful surface impact in 2024.
  
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• Germany's Isar rocket launches from arctic Norway and reaches orbit

  06-09-2026 02:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Germany's Isar Aerospace launches a rocket into orbit from Norway as Europe races to boost its ability to send satellites into space. 
  
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• 'Uncharted territory': Physicists find hints of mysterious dark matter

  01-09-2026 16:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A single flash of energy spotted by the world's most sensitive dark matter detector has scientists excited they may have found hints of the elusive substance that permeates the universe. 
  
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• 'This could be it': Dark matter detector finds hint of unknown particle

  01-09-2026 16:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A single flash of energy spotted by the world's most sensitive dark matter detector has scientists excited they may have found hints of the elusive substance that permeates the universe. 
  
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• NASA's new telescope to test whether scientists have dark energy wrong

  31-08-2026 03:06 via abc.net.au
  
  NASA's latest space telescope may up-end our entire model of the cosmos by taking a closer look at a shadowy phenomenon dubbed "dark energy".
  
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• Launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope into space

  31-08-2026 03:06 via abc.net.au
  
  A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifts off from a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 
  
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• Have we got dark energy wrong? NASA's new telescope may help us find out

  31-08-2026 03:06 via abc.net.au
  
  NASA's latest space telescope may up-end our entire model of the cosmos by taking a closer look at a shadowy phenomenon dubbed "dark energy". 
  
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• Western Sydney's new observatory centuries in the making

  30-08-2026 03:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Powerhouse Parramatta is now home to an observatory featuring research-grade telescopes powerful enough to see distant galaxies.
  
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• Unlikely team uncover source of mysterious space lights seen in Queensland

  29-08-2026 01:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Hobby astronomers partner with a retired NASA engineer to investigate the source of swirling lights seen in the night sky from Central Queensland.
  
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• Satellites the answer to mystery Queensland space lights

  29-08-2026 01:59 via abc.net.au
  
  A video collage shows the movement of satellites near the planet Venus.
  
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• It was a spy satellite, now NASA's new telescope is set to head into space

  27-08-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  NASA is due to launch its latest space telescope, a repurposed spy satellite which will accompany the James Webb Space Telescope. So what is it, and why is it being used?
  
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• Specialist ship arrives to cart SpaceX rocket from Christmas Island

  24-08-2026 10:29 via abc.net.au
  
  A semi-submersible cargo carrier has arrived on the remote Australian territory to ferry the SpaceX starship back to Texas.
  
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• Before and after photos show impact of SpaceX rocket that slammed into Moon

  19-08-2026 05:23 via abc.net.au
  
  A NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of a crater carved by a crashing SpaceX rocket. 
  
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• SpaceX recovers rocket that splashed down off Christmas Island

  19-08-2026 04:37 via abc.net.au
  
  An operation by Elon Musk's SpaceX and the federal government successfully retrieves the rocket after it landed in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia. 
  
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• SpaceX mission hampered by rough seas recovers rocket off WA coast

  19-08-2026 04:37 via abc.net.au
  
  An operation by Elon Musk's SpaceX and the federal government successfully retrieves a rocket some 24 days after it landed in the Indian Ocean off Christmas Island.
  
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• SpaceX rocket towed towards Christmas Island after ocean landing

  18-08-2026 09:52 via abc.net.au
  
  A SpaceX rocket is being towed off Christmas Island after landing in the Indian Ocean in an unusual spectacle for locals.
  
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• SpaceX rocket splashes down off Christmas Island

  18-08-2026 09:52 via abc.net.au
  
  A SpaceX rocket is being towed off Christmas Island after landing in the Indian Ocean in an unusual spectacle for locals.
  
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• Breaking: SpaceX rocket towed towards Christmas Island after ocean landing

  18-08-2026 09:52 via abc.net.au
  
  A SpaceX rocket is being towed off Christmas Island after landing in the Indian Ocean in an unusual spectacle for locals.
  
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• Breaking: SpaceX rocket splashes down off Christmas Island

  18-08-2026 09:52 via abc.net.au
  
  A SpaceX rocket is being towed off Christmas Island after landing in the Indian Ocean in an unusual spectacle for locals.
  
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• Two giant clashes made the Milky Way the massive galaxy it is today

  17-08-2026 16:58 via abc.net.au
  
  A new study suggests one of the most significant clashes in the history of the Milky Way, dubbed the "Low-energy-Kraken-Heracles" merger, happened 12 billion years ago.
  
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• Ancient clash with 'Kraken' galaxy 12 billion years ago helped form Milky Way

  17-08-2026 16:58 via abc.net.au
  
  A new study suggests one of the most significant clashes in the history of the Milky Way, dubbed the "Low-energy-Kraken-Heracles" merger, happened 12 billion years ago.
  
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• Space Food: Investigating how to grow food in space

  16-08-2026 04:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Scientists are investigating how to grow food in space for astronauts on long missions. Their work crosses over into solving some of agriculture's most pressing problems.
  
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• Bizarre new astronomical object dubbed a 'black hole star'

  13-08-2026 07:43 via abc.net.au
  
  The discovery of a new type of astrophysical object could take us closer to solving one of astronomy's biggest puzzles from the early universe.
  
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• Views of solar eclipse from multiple European countries

  13-08-2026 00:48 via abc.net.au
  
   A compilation of views a solar eclipse from the UK, Poland and Spain.
  
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• Europe's first solar eclipse in 27 years in pictures

  12-08-2026 23:44 via abc.net.au
  
  From Spain to Iceland to Russia, millions gathered to witness the sun's light be fully blocked by the moon in the continent's first solar eclipse in almost three decades.
  
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• First images show Moon's fresh crater after stray rocket impact

  07-08-2026 02:45 via abc.net.au
  
  A South Korean satellite has captured the first pictures of the Moon's fresh crash scene caused by a stray SpaceX rocket, showing noticeably darker terrain.
  
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• First images of Moon after stray rocket crash

  07-08-2026 02:45 via abc.net.au
  
  A South Korean satellite has captured the first pictures of the Moon's fresh crash scene caused by a stray SpaceX rocket, showing noticeably darker terrain.
  
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• Defunct SpaceX rocket crashes into Moon at 8,690km/h

  06-08-2026 04:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A stray piece of a rocket, the size of a school bus, has smashed into the Moon, likely creating a new crater.
  
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• We've never seen the Sun in this much detail before

  05-08-2026 17:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The highest-resolution imagery of the Sun's surface ever taken reveals dizzying currents, and clues about our star's magnetic fields.
  
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