AN EVENT that occurs only every few hundred years and never in exactly the same pattern will be visible to the naked eye in...

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28th Oct. 2016 4:10 PM

AN extremely rare planetary alignment which may have explained the Biblical star of Bethlehem has appeared in our sky.

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31st Aug. 2016 5:08 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

Five planets will line up in the same part of the western evening sky from this week.

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10th Aug. 2016 1:08 PM

STARTING this week, planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and giant Jupiter are all lining up in the same part of the...

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09th Aug. 2016 2:08 PM

Five planets to align with spectacular meteor shower this weekend.

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09th Aug. 2016 2:08 PM

PLANETS are rarely seen so close together or so brightly, but over the past month the conjunction of Jupiter and Venus has...

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06th July 2015 10:07 AM

EVERY dog has its day, and Venus has finally had hers.

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05th July 2015 6:07 AM

VENUS is a docile, friendly, low-maintenance pet. She is also a 3.5m long coastal carpet python.

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22nd July 2012 6:07 PM

ON WEDNESDAY hundreds of people around the Fraser Coast took the opportunity to see a sight they won't get the chance to...

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07th June 2012 11:06 AM

DR Brad Carter had been waiting a long time for Venus to cross the sun's path and he'll be waiting a long time to see it...

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07th June 2012 5:06 AM

CHANCES are most of us won't be here in 105 years time.

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06th June 2012 6:06 AM

YEPPOON State School students like Sophie Witts and Seamus Byrt will have the best seats in the world to catch once in a...

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06th June 2012 4:06 AM

STARGAZERS across Ipswich will be hoping for clear skies tomorrow morning to watch the one of the solar system's most...

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05th June 2012 5:06 AM

THANK your lucky stars for the Transit of Venus.

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05th June 2012 4:06 AM

STARGAZERS – prepare to be blown out of this world.

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28th May 2012 4:05 AM

A RARE astrological event, which will be visible on the east coast, has historically coincided with the aftermath of major...

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25th May 2012 6:05 AM

THE planet Venus has been fascinating some Nebo residents, who've mistaken it for a UFO.

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14th May 2012 11:05 AM

MOST Australians probably don't realise the significance to Australian history of Venus moving between the sun and the...

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10th May 2012 6:05 AM

THE moon and the planets are doing a stately dance in the sky, providing a fascinating spectacle for people interested in...

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27th Feb. 2012 5:02 AM

AUSTRALIAN National Maritime Museum holds a ballot to select the 35 paying crew for a 13-day return trip to Lord Howe...

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19th Jan. 2012 5:01 AM

IT WAS cold, very cold, but those brave enough to leave their houses early yesterday morning were treated to a sight out of...

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14th May 2011 2:05 AM

AMATEUR astronomers or those simply intrigued by the universe braved the chilly morning today to see Jupiter lining up with...

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13th May 2011 4:05 PM

DESPITE what the flower children of the '60s might believe, Jupiter is always aligning with Mars.

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13th May 2011 2:05 AM

STARGAZERS will be in for a treat this week when the planets align.

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09th May 2011 4:05 PM