Kingaroy Observatory's James Barclay fills you in on the pros and cons of reflector and refractor telescopes.

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21st Dec. 2018 5:12 AM

IT’s supposed to be watching for solar flares. But then the FBI swept in via a Black Hawk helicopter and stormed the New...

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16th Sept. 2018 1:09 PM

Keen to give stargazing a go? Here's some basics you need to know.

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31st Aug. 2018 5:08 AM

A dust storm may prevent astronomers from viewing the Martian landscape at such a close range.

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19th July 2018 4:07 PM

ON A cold and frosty night, budding astronomers will feast their eyes on a brilliant starry sky in an Australia-wide group...

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22nd May 2018 3:05 PM

TAKE this opportunity to check out deep space.

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09th Aug. 2017 5:08 AM

AS AUSTRALIA gears up for the Christmas break our warm summer evenings make the night sky come alive, and you don't need to...

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10th Dec. 2016 10:12 AM

TWO planets are expected to appear on the horizon 'almost kissing' just after the sun sets tomorrow - the closest they will...

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26th Aug. 2016 8:08 PM

NASA'S Hubble Space Telescope has captured a display of "fireworks" in a small, nearby galaxy, which the space agency says...

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30th June 2016 3:06 PM

ASTRONOMERS are searching for more in space, right from the outskirts of Toowoomba.

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15th Jan. 2016 4:01 PM