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Phil Gore can be forgiven for thinking about retirement. The West Australian firefighter had just run 764km to win the Backyard Ultra World Championship in Tennessee.Over…

Early rising stargazers in Australia will be in prime position to catch a glimpse of the Orionid meteor shower, which will this week pass through our…

As seasoned meteor spotters will tell you, each meteor shower has its own peculiar characteristics. Earlier in the month, the Draconids were characterised by their slow-moving…

October 17, 20253 min readHow to Catch a Rare Comet and a Meteor ShowerA comet visible to the naked eye will make its closest approach to…

October is the beginning of the autumn and winter meteor shower season, which culminates in the Geminids in December. This week features the Draconids. It may…

For as long as I can remember, I have been ambitious and desperate to prove myself. It started with a competitive spirit at school sports days,…

It is time for stargazers to dig out the deckchairs to try to enjoy what is considered to be one of the best meteor showers of…

August 11, 20252 min readHow to Watch the Year’s Best Meteor Shower, the PerseidsThe Perseids are the best annual meteor shower, but this year’s show will…

The Perseid meteor shower is widely regarded as the best of the year but better than that, it is happening this week.Active from mid-July until the…

Skygazers rejoice, the summer isn’t finished with delivering dazzling meteor showers. The last week of July saw dueling meteor showers taking over the sky, but the most…