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Australia’s first home-grown rocket launch delayed

Confidence for a Friday attempt is ‘50-50’, CEO says.

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The launch of Australia’s first locally-made Eris rocket is delayed after a critical ground system failure.

Massive solar storm causes communications blackouts around the world

Back-to-back eruptions have caused blackouts on at least five continents.

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The sun unleashed two huge flares early Wednesday, one day after a NASA observatory captured a dramatic photo of a separate solar flare.

Soviet-era spacecraft due to crash back to Earth this week

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Soviet-era spacecraft due to crash back to Earth this week

Epic meteor shower to light up Aussie night skies this week

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The Eta Aquariids meteor shower is set to peak in Australian night skies in the early morning hours of Wednesday and Thursday.

Large meteor lights up night sky over east coast

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A large green meteor has flashed across the sky in a dramatic celestial display over parts of the east coast.

Why Katy Perry’s flight to promote space might’ve had the opposite effect

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Pop star Katy Perry and five other women launched into space on a Blue Origin rocket and successfully returned to Earth on Monday.